Jane is a subject in Milgram's study of obedience. As she delivers increasingly severe shocks to the "learner," she feels a great deal of anxiety, engages in nervous laughter, and breaks out into a sweat. Caught in the grip of conflicting emotions, she would like to stop but feels she must continue to obey the orders of the experimenter. She has never encountered a situation like this before. Based on this description, what can we conclude about the Milgram experiment?

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The Milgram experiment was high in experimental realism because it successfully engaged participants in the scenario to the extent that they experienced real psychological effects, such as anxiety and conflict, indicating that they were deeply involved in the situation. This does not necessarily speak to mundane realism, which refers to how closely an experiment mirrors real-life situations; the focus here is on the experiment's impact on participants' perceptions and behaviors within the experimental setting.

Jane Is a Subject in Milgram's Study of Obedience