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Milgram's experiment

The Milgram's experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology 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. Milgram first described his research in 1963 in an article published in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, and later discussed his findings in greater depth in his 1974 book, Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View.

The experiments began in July 1961, three months after the start of the trial of German Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem, Israel. Milgram devised his psychological study to answer the question: "Was it that Eichmann and his accomplices in the Holocaust had mutual intent, in at least with regard to the goals of the Holocaust?" In other words, "Was there a mutual sense of morality among those involved?" Milgram's testing suggested that it could have been that the millions of accomplices were merely following orders, despite violating their deepest moral beliefs.

The following are some videos describing the Milgram experiment.

The milgram experiment(Animated)


Milgram Experiment (Derren Brown)


Milgram Experiment HD (Festival Winner)


The Milgram Experiment - Goodbye Ethics


Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment 2009 1/3


Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment in 2009 2/3


Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment in 2009 3/3


Horizon - How Violent Are You? - Milgram Experiment - Pt1


Horizon - How Violent Are You? - Milgram Experiment - Pt2


Milgram Experiment (Derren Brown)

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