Chet meets each wednesday night at his local bookstore with a small group of computer enthusiasts. the group calls itself x-hackers because at one time all of these select members were hackers. today, members of the group have similar values and have pledged to stop computer hacking. which membership factor best describes what brings this group together?

The membership factor that best describes what brings this group together is the fact that  at one time all of these select members were hackers. When the group members are similar, it's easier for the group to become cohesive. The similarity can be due to several factors, such as having similar values, beliefs, life circumstances, or pressing life issues. In the present case, the members share the same skills, a similar history and a similar purpose.

- "ethical issues. deception – the participants actually believed they were shocking a real person and were unaware the learner was a confederate of milgram's. however, milgram argued that “illusion is used when necessary in order to set the stage for the revelation of certain difficult-to-get-at-truths.” "

- "milgram's work was conducted in the early 1960s before the current.the studies ignited a debate about the ethical treatment of participants. what appear to be dangerous, if not deadly, electric shocks and the by today's ethical standards, many questions about the research have gone unanswered."