The ___________ experiment demonstrated the power of legitimate authority. Teachers were unwilling to question the experimenter's authority for fear of personal embarrassment or upsetting the status quo.
A) Milgram
B) Manville
C) Zimbardo
D) My Lai

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The Milgram experiment, conducted by psychologist Stanley Milgram in 1961, demonstrated the power of legitimate authority by measuring participants' willingness to obey an authority figure even when it involved delivering painful electric shocks to another person. The experiment found that many participants were unwilling to question the authority of the experimenter, even as the shocks increased in intensity and the "learner" became increasingly distressed. This showed the extent to which people can be influenced by authority figures, even to the point of disregarding their own moral principles.

The ___________ Experiment Demonstrated the Power of Legitimate Authority