In a famous social psychological experiment, participants were led to believe they were to deliver electric shocks of increasing potency to a "learner" for a memorization task. Participants were encouraged to continue even though the learner was clearly in pain, and most participants, in fact, did continue shocking the learner. What famous study is this describing?

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Bronson Peck

7 October, 02:34

In a famous social psychological experiment, participants were led to believe they were to deliver electric shocks of increasing potency to a "learner" for a memorization task. Participants were encouraged to continue even though the learner was clearly in pain, and most participants, in fact, did continue shocking the learner. What famous study is this describing?

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Alondra Santos · Answer 1

The correct answer is the Milgram Experiment of the famous social psychological experiment were people were electro shock.

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A professor of Yale University that was focused on obedience and conscience.