According to Milgram's (1970) __________ hypothesis, compared to rural dwellers, people in large cities are bombarded with stimulation and work to reduce it by keeping to themselves.
A) stimulus overload
B) diffusion of responsibility
C) evaluation apprehension
D) urban overload

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Milgram's hypothesis is known as urban overload, which suggests that individuals living in large cities experience excessive stimulation and therefore withdraw from social interactions in order to cope with the overload. The other answer choices, stimulus overload, diffusion of responsibility, and evaluation apprehension, do not relate to Milgram's specific hypothesis about urban living.

According to Milgram's (1970) __________ Hypothesis, Compared to Rural Dwellers