Milgram was able to successfully show that under certain
circumstances, everyday people who are considered “normal” have
the capability to cause intense pain and suffering. Milgram was able
to explain such high levels of obedience in the following ways:
Compliance was increased because of the physical presence of
an authority figure (the experimenter)
Many participants believed the experiment was safe because
it was sponsored by Yale
The selection process of who would be teacher and who would
be student seemed random
It was assumed that the experimenter was a competent expert
The participants were told the shocks were painful but not
dangerous
Ethical Concerns
Milgram’s obedience study drew fierce criticism regarding its
ethical procedure. The subjects involved in the study were led to
believe that they were causing pain to another person when, in
reality, they were being duped by an actor pretending to be in
pain. The experiment caused great stress to the subjects, and the
fact that they believed they were hurting a complete stranger
could have traumatized them.
SMALL WORLD EXPERIMENT
Despite being most famous for his obedience study, Milgram also
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