The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychological experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience.
Findings....
"Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular
hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive
process.
Moreover, even when the destructive effects of their work
become patently clear, and they are asked to carry out actions
incompatible with fundamental standards of morality, relatively few
people have the resources needed to resist authority."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
More in-depth article in Harper's Magazine...
The Perils of Obedience by Stanley Milgram
A social psychologist's experiments show that most people will hurt their fellow man rather than disobey authority.
Read more here....
http://www.laquintahs.org/ourpages/auto/2007/9/26/1190783482193/Milgram%20-%20perils%20of%20obediance.pdf
More in-depth article in Harper's Magazine...
The Perils of Obedience by Stanley Milgram
A social psychologist's experiments show that most people will hurt their fellow man rather than disobey authority.
Read more here....
http://www.laquintahs.org/ourpages/auto/2007/9/26/1190783482193/Milgram%20-%20perils%20of%20obediance.pdf
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