Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1224 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What Changed Milgram's Rates
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The idea
Obedience in Milgram's variations fell sharply when the authority was physically distant, the victim was close, or another participant refused first.
In practice
Rates dropped to a small minority when a confederate refused to continue in front of the participant.
Where people slip
The variations carry the finding. A single headline percentage describes one arrangement of one situation.
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