In addition to the role of both informational and normative conformity pressures, participants in Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments administered escalating shocks to a confederate learner because they __________.
A) became trapped in conflicting norm demands
B) failed to take the perspective of the experimenter
C) ignored social norms once they entered the experimental setting
D) were motivated to reduce the ambiguity of this distressing situation

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Participants in Milgram's obedience experiments experienced conflicting norm demands, specifically the norm to obey authority figures and the norm to not harm others. This resulted in many participants feeling trapped and struggling to reconcile these conflicting pressures, ultimately leading them to continue administering shocks.

In Addition to the Role of Both Informational and Normative