Results of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience showed that:
A) about two-thirds of the subjects stopped delivering shocks when the learner first demanded to be free.
B) about two-thirds of the subjects, from all ages and from all walks of life, obeyed to the fullest extent.
C) almost 90 percent of the women and about 60 percent of the men stopped administering shocks even though the experimenter said, "The experiment requires that you continue."
D) about 90 percent of the older adults and about 60 percent of the students stopped administering shocks even though the experimenter said, "The experiment requires that you continue."

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Milgram's study showed that about two-thirds of the subjects, regardless of age or background, obeyed to the fullest extent, administering what they believed were increasingly dangerous and painful electric shocks to a learner, even when the learner expressed distress and reluctance to continue. The study did not find that most participants stopped delivering shocks when the learner first demanded to be free or when the experimenter instructed them to continue. Additionally, the study did not separate results by gender or age in the manner described in answer choices C and D.

Results of Stanley Milgram's Study on Obedience Showed That