Which was NOT a factor to explain why participants continued to obey the experimenter beyond their comfort level in Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Study? A) physical and psychological separation from the learner

B) repetitive escalation of the task

C) a mental framework to obey

D) the reassurances of the experimenter

E) the frustration aggression principle

The frustration aggression principle states that frustration due to the blocking of some goal causes anger, which can generate aggression.

the answer to the question is punishment. or more specifically, positive punishment.

positive punishment occurs when a behavior is given a negative consequence for the individual doing the behavior.

sara no longer wants to ask questions (the behavior) because she is ridiculed by mr. smith (the punishment).

reinforcement is inaccurate because reinforcement always gives positive consequences for the individual doing the behavior, be it by introducing a pleasant consequence or removing an unpleasant one.