Which of the following examined obedience by conducting an experiment that required subjects to administer "painful" shocks to subjects in an analysis of "learning"?
A) Max Weber
B) Robert Merton
C) Stanley Milgram
D) Erving Goffman

Question

Which of the following examined obedience by conducting an experiment that required  subjects to administer "painful" shocks to subjects in an analysis of "learning"?
A) Max Weber
B) Robert Merton
C) Stanley Milgram
D) Erving Goffman

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Stanley Milgram conducted the famous obedience experiments in the 1960s, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to a "learner" to study obedience to authority figures.

Which of the Following Examined Obedience by Conducting an Experiment