Obedience Stanly Milgram and George Orwell present individuals who ignore their own moral codes when they are confronted by authority figures. In Milgram’s experiment people continued to shock other test subjects continuously despite their reservations against it. Even when the participants in Milgram’s experiments did not want to continue with the experiment‚ the authority figure in the experiment was able to convince them to continue. Likewise‚ in Orwell’s autobiography “Shooting an Elephant”
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follow them because of our obedience towards authority figures. We tend to follow the rules of our authority because they generally know what is best for us and know what the right thing to do is. However‚ there may be times in which our authority figure is telling us to do something that either feels wrong or we know is the wrong decision or action to make. In this case‚ it sometimes makes individuals wonder whether to go against their beliefs and opinions to obey the authority or if they should choose
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Stanley Milgram Milgram‚ Stanley. Behavioral Study of Obedience (1963). Question? Why would people obey a legitimate authority figure even if they were asked to do something that was clearly and morally wrong? Hypothesis Milgram want to test the GADH (German’s Are Different Hypothesis)‚ which was currently being used by historians to explain the systematic destruction of millions of Jews‚ Poles and other’s in the 1930’s and 1940’s. This hypothesis maintains • Hitler could not have
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Obedience Ashley M. Martinez PSY/285 Stacie Flynn One of the most prominent studies of obedience in the study of psychology was performed by Stanley Milgram. The intent of this study was to research how far individuals would go in obeying a command while it involved hurting someone. Milgram’s curiosity to see how normal individuals could be influenced by enormity seems to be an influence for this study. My initial reaction to Milgram’s study video
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The Theory Of Obedience The purpose of this essay is to describe and evaluate Milgram ’s theory on obedience. The essay will outline the theory‚ the famous experiment‚ the findings from the experiment‚ and the subsequent studies that have strengthened and weakened the plausibility of the theory. What is the Theory Of Obedience? Milgram (1974) stated: ’A substantial proportion of people do what they are told to do‚ irrespective of the content of the act and without limitations of conscience
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Stanley Milgram Stanley milgram: born august 15th‚ 1933. Died December 20th 1984 (aged 51) He was the middle of three children. Milgram attended James Monroe High School in New York City. He was also involved in his schools theatre productions‚ which later influenced the realistic experiences his subjects underwent in his experiments. Stanley Milgram attended Queens College in New York City. He then applied to Harvard’s department of social relations Ph.D. program‚ but was rejected on the basis
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words (this should be no more than 350 words). Milgram started his obedience study experiments in 1961.He was highly influenced by the defense of criminal Adolph Eichmann used second world war that he was simply following instruction when he ordered death of millions of jews. He carried out his experiment in Yale University to check whether people obey the orders of authority figure to cause pain to a stranger. The participants of this experiment were recruited through newspaper ads and each person
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Obedience to Authority As a child growing up‚ everyone was told “respect your elders” or “listen and obey”. As children grow into teenagers‚ they start pushing the boundaries to see who they really need to obey. Throughout adulthood‚ though people have fewer and fewer authority figures as the years go by‚ everyone must obey someone. Though we all have someone to obey‚ when does the respectful obedience cross the line into dangerous territory? Obedience becomes dangerous when it becomes physically
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Psychology Stanley Milgram’s study on Obedience In a recent issue of American psychologist‚ Diana Baumrind (1964) raised a number of questions concerning the obedience report. (Milgram). Many would argue that Stanley Milgram’s experiment was unethical‚ because they believe that the research caused the subjects psychological stress that was not resolved after the study‚ however‚ I beg to differ. In his own words Stanley Milgram said‚ “In my judgment‚ at no point were subjects exposed
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Conformity and Obedience The desire to be accepted and belong to a group is an undeniable human need. But how does this need affect an individual? Social psychologists have conducted numerous experiments and concluded that‚ through various forms of social influence‚ groups can change their members ’ thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior. In her essay "Group Minds‚" Doris Lessing discusses our paradoxical ability to call ourselves individuals and our inability to realize that groups define
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