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A consideration of the ends justifying the means of Milgram's research into obedience.
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A consideration of the ends justifying the means of Milgram's research into obedience. Milgram (1963) Stanley Milgram carried out a series of studies in 1963 and 1973 related to obedience to authority. These studies have been viewed as controversial ever since, mainly because of the ethical issues they raise. Although he was able to obtain conclusive results and discover that under certain situational influences anybody might obey orders that went against their conscience; the way in which he carried out his studies was arguably unethical and contributed to the BPS Ethical Principles. What are the implications of this study? * That at that time, people were very willing to follow the commands of an authority figure even if that meant harming another person. This did not occur in a time of crisis or war, but in an apparently everyday psychological experiment. * This research suggests that ordinary people can be instructed to carry...
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