William is a police officer who is instructed by a superior officer to beat a suspect in order to obtain a confession. according to research conducted on obedience, william is more likely to disobey this order if:

William is more likely to disobey this order if he feels that he is responsible for his actions.

A notable study on obedience was the Milgram experiment, an unethical study on how diffusion of responsibility was common amongst people that believed those in charge of them were responsible for their actions.

the correct answer is "c": the pillars proclaimed his regret at the bloodshed at the battle of kalinga and his conversion to buddhism.

the kalinga war is considered as one of the largest battles in the history of india. it was fought between the between the maurya empire, which ruled the lands of what is now known as india at the time, and the independent feudal kingdom of kalinga.

the army of maurya empire, led by its king ashoka, fought a prolonged war against kalinga. the war ended around 262 bce with the victory of the maurya empire. it is believed that ashoka, after having witnessed the loss of many lives during this war, felt deep responsibility and eventually converted into buddhism.