Practice question · Multiple choice
Asch, Milgram and Zimbardo are usually taught together though they studied different things. What do the three findings share?
Hints
- Ask what the participants in all three had in common before the study.
- The lesson is about what changed, not about who they were.
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C. Each shows the situation outweighing character
Why
Situationism is the common thread, and the standing challenge to explaining behaviour by disposition. It is also why all three are now discussed alongside their ethical and methodological problems.
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