If we were to conclude that Milgram's obedient participants were particularly hostile and aggressive people,we would be

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Concluding that Milgram's participants were particularly hostile and aggressive people would be committing the fundamental attribution error, which is the tendency to explain someone's behavior based on internal factors rather than situational factors. In this case, the situation (the authority of the experimenter) was a powerful factor in shaping the participants' behavior.

If We Were to Conclude That Milgram's Obedient Participants Were