The Milgram Experiment is one of the most famous experiments in obedience performed by Stanley Milgram in 1963. He wanted to study the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience.
Read the attached article and write a response using the TEXT paragraph structure about what you can learn about people who are willing to administer shocks to other subjects, even though they hear yells of pain, but continue to do so in obedience to authority. Who do you think is to blame? How can people be taught how to behave in such situations? What ethical criteria can you develop as a standard for obedience for people in general?
http://www.holah.co.uk/files/sheridan_king_1972.pdf
Your comments are due Monday, 9/30 by 5 PM
Read the attached article and write a response using the TEXT paragraph structure about what you can learn about people who are willing to administer shocks to other subjects, even though they hear yells of pain, but continue to do so in obedience to authority. Who do you think is to blame? How can people be taught how to behave in such situations? What ethical criteria can you develop as a standard for obedience for people in general?
http://www.holah.co.uk/files/sheridan_king_1972.pdf
Your comments are due Monday, 9/30 by 5 PM