In the studies conducted by Stanley Milgram,most participants were willing to deliver high voltage shocks to a confederate every time the confederate gave the wrong answer in a learning task.Which of the following statements best explains these results?

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Milgram's studies demonstrated that participants were willing to deliver high voltage shocks to a confederate because they were obedient to the experimenter's authority and instructions, even when it conflicted with their own conscience or ethics. The confederate's response or learning was not a determining factor in the participants' willingness to continue administering the shocks.

In the Studies Conducted by Stanley Milgram,most Participants Were Willing