Purchase Solution

Milgram Experiment

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Most psychology textbooks use the Milgram experiment as a way to describe conformity and obedience. There are significant ethical flaws in the experiment, which make it inappropriate by current standards. However, it does lead to some interesting thoughts regarding obedience and conformity.

Explain the experiment in detail and describe why it worked. Based on your understanding of the social norms during the time of the experiment and those that exist now, do you think that this type of experiment could be repeated? Discuss whether or not the participants would agree to be part of the experiment.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

Milgram's experiment is briefly summarized and explained in terms of contemporary ethics.

Solution Preview

Welcome warmly to BrainMass.com! Please rate 5/5 for my notes. I'm honored to assist you on your future academic endeavors. Your business is valuable to me! Thank you so much for using BrainMass.com!
As a loyal BM customer, please ensure you have us added to your Facebook account (if you have one). Thank You!

Milgram was intrigued why people conform and obey authority "when they knew that as a result innocent third persons would be harmed" (http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_kassin_in_modules/30/7688/1968190.cw/content/index.html). During his experiments, volunteers thought they were participating in a study about the effects of punishment on learning. The "teachers" administered electric shocks of increasing intensity ...

Solution provided by:
Stacy Shaneyfelt, MA
Education
  • BS , Slippery Rock University
  • MA, Slippery Rock University
Recent Feedback
  • "thk u"
  • "Thank you. Posted one more.. if you are online pls help. "
  • "thk u"
  • "thk u"
  • "thnk you"
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Common Characteristics of Qualitative Methods

This quiz evaluates the common characteristics seen in qualitative methodology.

Anxiety Disorders

This quiz is designed to help students gain a better understanding of various types of anxiety disorders.

Controversies in Developmental Psychology

This quiz addresses controversies in developmental psychology.

Key Psychology Theories and their Developers

Match which psychologist developed and/or contributed to which theory.

Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Stages

Erik Erikson researched eight stages of psychosocial development beginning at birth and ending at death. This quiz challenges your knowledge of each stage, the corresponding age range, and the conflicts present during each stage.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Milgram Obedience Experiments and Asch Conformity

    In hindsight, the Asch Experiment operates a bit similar to the Stanford Prison and Milgram Experiments.

  • Cognitive Dissonance & Milgram Experiment

    Briefly summarize the Milgram experiment (one paragraph). 4. How did the subjects in the Milgram experiment experience dissonance? 5. List seven ways the subjects in the Migram experiment may have reduced their dissonance.

  • Sampling Strategies and Sampling Size

    URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/edu/power-pouvoir/ch13/nonprob/5214898-eng.htm (Others) - Milgram Experiment Ethics - http://www.experiment-resources.com/milgram-experiment-ethics.html - Review: Milgram& Burger Studies - http://www.time.com/time/

  • Research Ethics: The Milgram Study and APA Ethical Guidelines

    447832 Research Ethics: The Milgram Study and APA Ethical Guidelines How does the Milgram study violate today's APA Ethical Guidelines.

  • Milgram's obedience experiments

    By today's ethical standards, there were some issues in the Milgram obedience experiments, including: ? Consent - They were not informed. Participants volunteered for learning experiment not one on obedience. ?

  • Stanford Experiment

    Milgram/Dr. Zimbardo should be related to Chapter 2 and/or Chapter 5. 2. Why did Dr. Milgram/Dr. Zimbardo come up with conducting their experiment?

  • Influences of social psychology

    One of the biggest events that influenced the field of social psychology was the Milgram Experiment.

  • Milgram's Classical Study

    Milgram determined that any participant who stopped the experiment before reaching a certain particular shock level (i.e. the 13th) was considered to be defiant.

  • The Ethics of the Standford Prison Experiment

    Also, other similar studies were conducted prior the Stanford Prison Experiment, such as the Milgram Experiment in the 1960s. The Milgram Experiment already examined this same topic of obedience to authority, with initial results published in 1963.

View More Related Solutions