Milgram Stanley Milgram was born and raised in New York City, earning his PhD at Harvard University. Milgram boasted an admiration for city life and focused much of his studies on social issues. A pioneer on the emerging field of urban psychology, Milgram immersed himself in the research of both his mentors and peers. Upon completing a year at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton with Solomon Asch, Milgram was inspired by Asch’s curiosity of conformity among the public under a perceived authoritative powers. Milgram would go on to lead his own controversial obedience study that would test the very ethics individuals believe to be true of themselves.
Shocking
If asked prior to the study, participants of Milgram’s obedience study would confidently declare that could not inflect pain on another individual including a shock with the potential of fatality. Therefore, Milgram’s shocking results of his obedience study were dumbfounding to participants as well as the individuals that administered this test. Milgram tested the effects of authority on the obedience of the average person (Brannigan 2013). Milgram recruited 40 men via the newspaper; these men receive compensation of $4.50 for their participation (Brannigan 2013). Milgram asked Yale students to predict the outcome of …show more content…
In stark contrast of the prediction of 3% delivering the highest voltage of 450 when ordered by an authority figure; a startling 65% did so (Brannigan 2013). The remaining participants all delivered 300 volts before discontinuing participation (Brannigan, 2013). Additionally Milgram’s study confirms that respecting authority is an intrinsic quality developed by our upbringing (Brannigan, 2013). In the right conditions, normal people will follow orders to the extent of ending the life of an innocent
Shocking
If asked prior to the study, participants of Milgram’s obedience study would confidently declare that could not inflect pain on another individual including a shock with the potential of fatality. Therefore, Milgram’s shocking results of his obedience study were dumbfounding to participants as well as the individuals that administered this test. Milgram tested the effects of authority on the obedience of the average person (Brannigan 2013). Milgram recruited 40 men via the newspaper; these men receive compensation of $4.50 for their participation (Brannigan 2013). Milgram asked Yale students to predict the outcome of …show more content…
In stark contrast of the prediction of 3% delivering the highest voltage of 450 when ordered by an authority figure; a startling 65% did so (Brannigan 2013). The remaining participants all delivered 300 volts before discontinuing participation (Brannigan, 2013). Additionally Milgram’s study confirms that respecting authority is an intrinsic quality developed by our upbringing (Brannigan, 2013). In the right conditions, normal people will follow orders to the extent of ending the life of an innocent