Why do people follow orders? The milgram experiment is a series of social psychology experiments on obedience. According to the article I found “Authority figures and our obedience to them plays a fascinating role in our lives”. Even though people know what they are doing is wrong, they still proceed because of the fact that they are being told to. 26 out of 40 of the participants in the milgram experiment delivered deadly levels of shock to a person because of the order they were given.
You would think that it would be easy to stand up to an authority figure in a similar situation before obeying such outrageous orders. Mia Shaw notes, “ Following World War II, Nazi officers accused of war crimes would defend themselves with the notion that
You would think that it would be easy to stand up to an authority figure in a similar situation before obeying such outrageous orders. Mia Shaw notes, “ Following World War II, Nazi officers accused of war crimes would defend themselves with the notion that