In Milgram's baseline study, 65% of participants gave the maximum shock to a protesting learner. Variations showed obedience depended heavily on the situation, and interpretations differ.
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Cognitive dissonance is the uncomfortable mental state that arises when beliefs, attitudes or actions conflict. Leon Festinger's theory says people are motivated to reduce it.
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The bystander effect is the finding that people are less likely to help when others are present. The famous Genovese story of 38 passive witnesses is not supported by the evidence.
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The 1971 study was long said to show that ordinary people turn cruel in a prison role. Archival evidence suggests the guards were coached and pressured, so it shows less about human nature.
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Blushing is a burst of blood flow to the skin, triggered by the sympathetic nervous system during emotions like embarrassment. Why it evolved is still debated.
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