had given the maximum 450-volt shock three times in succession. The experiment was inspired by the Holocaust - were the Germans in league with the Nazis‚ or where they simply following orders as they exterminated the Nazi’s victims? Milgram wanted to study whether people would obey an authority figure‚ or would their own morals make them stop the experiment? The result - 65% of people administered the maximum 450-volt shock. Only one refused to go above 300 volts. From source below
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The Obedience theory by Stanley Milgram is an important exploration conducted over the years and retested by several social psychologists‚ different participants were asked to shock another human being or defy authority. Milgram’s research on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments conducted at Yale university. This paper discuses Milgram’s Life’s work and his life as a social psychologist. The investigation conducted‚ the results of the sais experiment and the
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Obedience to destructive authority is a recurrent social issue in human history. And more than often‚ human beings do not need to hear the imperative sentence “ Thou Shalt Obey ” in order to comply with a destructive rule‚ a questionable decision‚ or with an odd order. All over the world‚ human beings seem to strive toward obedience to destructive authority. I could not help but connect this reasoning with real-life events such as the Holocaust‚ suicide bombings‚ and local events such as the case
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The article‚ Behavioral Study of Obedience written by Dr. Stanley Milgram of Yale University was published in 1963 by the American Psychological Association (Milgram‚ 1963). In this article we explore one of the most widely studied articles of obedience in psychology. Dr. Milgram conducted an experiment that focused on the connection between the conscience and obedience to authority or commands. The first of many experiments took place in July 1961 after the trial of Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann
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Stanley Milgram’s (1963) Obedience study is widely known in the field of psychology. This study is particularly distinct because the findings of the study were surprising to public and ethical procedure of the study was controversial. Stanley Milgram (1963) conducted this particular experimented to examine the how far individuals obey an authority. His goal was to find an explanation of Natzi killings in World War II. He recruited male participants through newspaper advertising. The participants
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Megan Randolph RC 250 Marcia Clay 11/3/09 A Summary of Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Study Stanley Milgram‚ a professor of social psychology‚ conducted a research study beginning in July of 1961. This research measured the willingness of participants to either obey or disobey an authority figuring giving them on a conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. Milgram set up this experiment at Yale University to test how much pain an ordinary citizen would inflict
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Milgram (1963) Behavioural Study of Obedience Thinking like a Psychologist - Evaluating the Core Study What are the strengths and weaknesses of the method used? The method used by Milgram was the laboratory experiment. The main advantage that Milgram had with this method was the amount of control he had over the situation. He controlled what the participants saw‚ heard and experienced and was able to manipulate their behaviour through what they were exposed to. This method also allowed accurate
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1. What does Milgram’s study tell us about human behaviour? Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted the Milgram experiment‚ study to see the participants’ willingness to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that differed with their conscience. The study is used to show the aim that Stanley Milgram himself placed to see the willingness of the participant to obey use pain if one of the participants got an answer wrong. Overall‚ 65% of the participants gave
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Obedience to Authority: A Brief Summary of Milgram’s Research and Current Research’s Position on Milgram’s Findings Introduction Throughout history people have followed directives given by other people‚ such as ‘do this’‚ ‘follow these rules’‚ ‘listen to me’‚ and ‘do as I say’. In fact‚ governments have rules‚ laws and norms of their society so that people will obey the laws and behave in a civilized manner. How is it then that individual’s will go against and contest their own values and morals
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Yale University psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram‚ conducted an experiment in 1961 focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. He examined justifications for acts of genocide offered by those accused at the World War II Nuremberg War Criminal trials. Their defense often was based on "obedience" - that they were just following orders from their superiors. Milgram’s experiment‚ which he told his participants was about learning‚ was to have participants (teacher) question
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