Which of the following variations of Milgram's (1963) original obedience experiment provides the strongest evidence of the operation of normative conformity when participants administer electric shocks to a confederate learner?
A) When another (confederate) participant refuses to continue, participants obey less.
B) When the participants are in the same room as the learner, they obey less.
C) Older participants are less likely to obey than are younger participants.
D) Participants are less likely to obey when they believe that the learner will have a chance to "teach" them later.

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When another (confederate) participant refuses to continue, it creates a situation of normative conformity in which the participant perceives social pressure to conform to the behavior of the confederate who refuses to continue administering shocks. This variation provides the strongest evidence of the operation of normative conformity because it involves a clear violation of the norm of obedience and presents a salient example of dissent from the majority.

Which of the Following Variations of Milgram's (1963) Original Obedience