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The Shocking Stanley Milgram Experiment
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Great explanation of the Milgram experiment, Joahlana! If you were to design a study examining how people respond to authority, how would you design it in a way that doesn’t compromise ethical standards the way that Milgram’s study did? – Dr. Schrader
Interesting thought, Dr. Schrader! Since the Milgram experiment focused more about how the individual’s obedience affected another person, I would design a study that illustrates the extent to which the individual’s obedience to authority affects the individual himself. For example, how much will a person comply to orders from a person with higher power if he/she was rewarded for doing a good deed for someone else? Or how much will a person comply to authority if he/she was “punished” for committing an immoral act to someone else?
Hi Joahlana! You did an awesome job! I would be curious as to the “personal traits” a person may have that would allow them defy his or her own ethical decisions and lead them to following authority. I see you mentioned the factors but wondered about specific personal traits?
Also, is age a big factor in this? I know the older I get the more likely I am more autonomous in my decision making process. Thanks in advance. Cathy
Good question, Cathy! I believe compliance was most difficult for all subjects, even the ones who were more emotional and sympathetic. Prior to the experiment, the Learner noted about his fake heart condition that could be affected by the intense shocks from the generator, At the end, however, it was concluded that even ordinary people were just as guilty of following unethical orders given by the authority figures as the people who felt no empathy at all.