Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:
AParticipants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone
BQuite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
CApparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
DNone of the above
Correct answer
C. Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
Explanation
The correct answer is Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances.