Although a group of psychiatrists who were asked to predict the results of Milgram's experiment on obedience thought that ________ percent of the subjects would use the highest possible shock, in fact ________ percent delivered all the shocks available.
A) almost 100; less than 1
B) 33; 65
C) 90; 100
D) less than 1; 65

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Before Stanley Milgram's experiment, psychiatrists predicted that a very small fraction of participants would deliver the maximum shocks. However, the results showed that a significant majority, 65%, were willing to administer all the shocks up to the highest level when instructed by an authority figure.

Although a Group of Psychiatrists Who Were Asked to Predict