The high levels of obedience in the Milgram experiments are LEAST likely to be attributable to

A) the perceived legitimacy of the commanding authority figure.
B) an aspect of gender-related behavior found only in males.
C) the placement of "teacher" and "learner" in separate rooms.
D) the very gradual increase in shock level ordered after each new learning error.

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sarhang mohammed · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  There is no evidence that the high levels of obedience in the Milgram experiments were due to any gender-related behavior found only in males. In fact, the experiments included both male and female participants, and gender was not found to be a significant factor in obedience levels. The other options (A, C, and D) are all potential factors that may have contributed to the high levels of obedience observed in the experiments.

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