What does the Milgram experiment reveal?
The Milgram experiment suggested that human beings are susceptible to obeying authority, but it also demonstrated that obedience is not inevitable.
What was the biggest problem with Milgram’s study?
The ethical issues involved with the Milgram experiment are as follows: deception, protection of participants involved, and the right to withdrawal. The experiment was deemed unethical, because the participants were led to believe that they were administering shocks to real people.
How many switches was the teacher instructed to move down to the shock position after a correct answer?
There were 30 switches on the shock generator marked from 15 volts (slight shock) to 450 (danger severe shock). The learner gave mainly wrong answers (on purpose) and for each of these the teacher gave him an electric shock.
When was the Milgram study first published?
Stanley Milgram (1963) first published study. The next year the American Psychologist, the official journal of the American (1964a) rebuttal. This ignited a controversy over research methods and ethics, specifically the
What is a good book to read about replicating Milgram?
Reflections on “Replicating Milgram” (Burger, 2009). American Psychologist, 64, 20 – 27. Nicks, S. D., Korn, J. H., & Mainieri, T. (1997).
What can we learn from Milgram’s experiment?
Milgram summarized the experiment in his 1974 article, “The Perils of Obedience”: This is, perhaps, the most fundamental lesson of our study: ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive process.
Is Milgram’s study of obedience to authority on ResearchGate?
This person is not on ResearchGate, or hasn’t claimed this research yet. Milgram’s study of obedience to authority has been the center of a debate over research ethics in the social and behavioral sciences since it was first published fifty years ago.