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Lizzie Franks 28th October 2002 Milgram Evaluation Milgram's work showed the level of punishment on learning. Proposed that a person obeys when they "comply with authority". His subjects were led to believe that the experiment was investigating the effects of punishment on learning. He obtained a level of obedience of 65% of the subjects continued to the maximum shock level of 450 volts. None of the subjects stopped before 300 volts. It is valuable because Milgram's findings suggest that significant numbers of ordinary people were prepared to obey orders that could do others serious harm. Milgram discovered that different types of people have different obedience rates. Participants with a military background tended to be more obedient, and participants who had gone onto higher education were less obedient. However, it has been criticised for being unethical. The participants believed that they were causing serious harm to the 'victim'. Many suffered symptoms of tension through the...

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