Participants in a classic experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963) found themselves in the uncomfortable position of being asked to administer increasingly strong shocks to a learner every time he made a mistake. Videotapes of the participants showed them laughing hysterically, chain-smoking, sweating, and fidgeting nervously. Based on these videotapes, it could be inferred that Milgram's experiment was high on __________.

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The participant behaviors described suggest that the experiment was high on psychological realism, meaning that the situation created by the experiment was similar to real-life situations and elicited genuine psychological reactions from participants. The other options (internal validity, reliability, and experimental control) do not seem to be supported by the information provided.

Participants in a Classic Experiment Conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963)