Compared to the baseline compliance rate of 62.5 percent, participants in Milgram's obedience study were _____ likely to administer the maximum shock when the teacher did not have direct responsibility for administering the shock and were _____ likely to administer the maximum shock when the experiment was conducted in a run-down office building.

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Participants were more likely to administer the maximum shock when they did not have direct responsibility, as responsibility was transferred to someone else, making it easier to comply. They were less likely to administer the maximum shock in a run-down office building because the authority of the setting was diminished, leading to lower obedience rates.

Compared to the Baseline Compliance Rate of 62