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In the original Milgram obedience studies, the likelihood of a teacher refusing to administer higher levels of electric shocks increased as the physical distance between the teacher and the learner decreased.

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Is it true that in the original Milgram obedience studies, the likelihood of a teacher refusing to administer higher levels of electric shocks increased as the physical distance between the teacher and the learner decreased?

Yes. Evidence from empirical syntheses and proximity-focused replications of Milgram's paradigm consistently shows that decreasing the physical distance between the teacher and the learner reduces obedience.

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Meta-Milgram: An Empirical Synthesis of the Obedience Experiments
2014
Logistic regression analysis of Milgram conditions indicated that the indirectness, proximity, and intimacy of the relation between teacher and learner significantly influenced obedience rates.
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Haslam, N., Loughnan, S., & Perry, G. (2014). Meta-Milgram: An Empirical Synthesis of the Obedience Experiments. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093927

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Obedience to authority as a function of the physical proximity of the student, teacher, and experimenter
2024
Experimental modifications to Milgram's paradigm demonstrated that the physical presence and proximity of the learner reduced obedience and increased refusal to administer shocks.
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Doliński, D. & Grzyb, T. (2024). Obedience to authority as a function of the physical proximity of the student, teacher, and experimenter. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2024.2348479

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