In one variation of the Milgram experiment, Milgram had the participant work with a confederate. What were the effects of the confederate on levels of obedience by the participant?

A) Having a confederate present reduced obedience.
B) Having a confederate present increased obedience.
C) Obedience was not affected by the presence of a confederate.
D) Obedience increased if the confederate obeyed and decreased if the confederate stopped obeying.

Confederate

In psychological experiments, a confederate is an individual who seems to be a participant but is actually in on the experiment, helping the researcher manipulate the situation or observe participants' behaviors.

Obedience Levels

Measures or degrees to which individuals comply with commands, rules, or directives from authority figures.

Milgram Experiment

A collection of experiments in social psychology carried out by Stanley Milgram, aimed at assessing how likely it is for individuals participating in the study to follow commands from an authority figure that go against their own moral judgment.