e term ‘Ethics’ refers to the basic concepts and the essential principles of decent human conduct. Humanity thrives off of ethics as it enables humans with the responsibility to try and prevent unethical behaviour that has the possibility to cause physiological and psychological harm to the participants involved. Ethics in research are a vital component of experimentation in psychology as there is a set of rules/guidelines set to try and preserve the rights and privacy of the participants. A list
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Describe and discuss two factors that Milgram found effect obedience? Refer to empirical evidence in your answer Milgram’s original study into obedience came under to a lot of scrutiny because of both mythological and ethical problems. This meant that the validity of Milgram’s study was put into question. Following the study were further investigations to see what might change and explain the results that Milgram found‚ both by Milgram himself and other psychologists. Variations to his study throw
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"Obedience is as basic an element in the structure of social life as one can point to. Some system of authority is a requirement of all communal living‚ and it is only the person dwelling in isolation who is not forced to respond‚ with defiance or submission‚ to the commands of others. For many people‚ obedience is a deeply ingrained behavior tendency‚ indeed a potent impulse overriding training in ethics‚ sympathy‚ and moral conduct. The dilemma inherent in submission to authority is ancient
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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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In this film‚ Milgram was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person. It was shown that ordinary people tend to follow orders given by an authority figure‚ even to the extreme of killing an innocent human being. But‚ being obedient to individuals‚ especially with authority is carved into a human being from the way they were raised. If the person with authority is recognized to be morally right‚ people tend to obey orders from
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subject 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
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Stanley Milgram Obedience Experiment One of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology was carried out by Stanley Milgram (1963). Stanley Milgram‚ a psychologist at Yale University‚ conducted an experiment 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
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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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Evaluate Milgrams research into obedience. Stanley Milgram (1963) explains why 65% of the people did something they felt was morally wrong‚ that is they went into an agentic state and exhibited some aspects of denial in order to avoid moral strain. However‚ Milgram does not explain why 65% did not obey. In other words‚ it does not explain individual differences as the volunteers in Milgrams experiment seemed to resist the pressure and Milgram does not explain that. To continue‚ the experiment
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Milgram Stanley‚ “The Perils of Obedience” Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 12th ed. Boston: Pearson 2013. 630-643. Print. In Stanley Milgram’s “The Perils of Obedience‚” Stanley Milgram designed an experiment that would involve an experimenter‚ a teacher‚ and a learner to determine how far obedience would play a role on willing participants. The purpose of Milgram’s experiment is to see how far a willing participant would go based on orders to continue knowing that the orders would result
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