1. The subject of Stanley Milgram's controversial study was ______.
groupthink
group polarization
conformity
obedience
2. Based on Milgram's obedience study, it would be expected that a military soldier would be most likely to follow orders to shoot an enemy combatant in which of the following circumstances?
When the order to shoot comes from a very low-ranking officer.
When the military soldier is told he will not be held responsible for his actions.
When two high-ranking officers disagree about whether or not the soldier should shoot.
When the enemy is very close physically.
1. obedience
2. when he is told he will not be responsible
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1. The subject of Stanley Milgram's controversial study was obedience.
2. Based on Milgram's obedience study, a military soldier would be most likely to follow orders to shoot an enemy combatant in the circumstance when the order to shoot comes from a very low-ranking officer.
1. The subject of Stanley Milgram's controversial study was obedience. To arrive at this answer, you can start by eliminating the other options: groupthink, group polarization, and conformity. Then, you are left with obedience as the correct answer.
2. Based on Milgram's obedience study, it would be expected that a military soldier would be most likely to follow orders to shoot an enemy combatant when the order to shoot comes from a very low-ranking officer. To arrive at this answer, you can take into account Milgram's findings. In his study, participants were more likely to obey the authority figure when they perceived them as having legitimate authority. Therefore, when the order comes from a very low-ranking officer, it still falls within the rank hierarchy of the military, and the soldier would be more likely to follow the order. The other options, when the soldier is told he will not be held responsible for his actions or when two high-ranking officers disagree about whether or not the soldier should shoot, may introduce conflicting factors that could potentially decrease obedience. Additionally, although physical proximity to the enemy can influence obedience, it is not the primary factor in this scenario.