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Unit 1 Milgram’s Experiments and the Power of Authority
The experiment revealed that most people have an incredibly powerful wish to obey
authority, even when that means doing something that they personally feel is wrong. In
addition to changing the way psychologists think about morality and its power over our
decisions, the experiment also changed the way psychology experiments are conducted. After
the experiment was finished, Milgram explained the true purpose of the experiment to the
subjects and told them that they had not really hurt anyone. Despite this, many of the
subjects continued to feel deeply guilty about their actions and experienced severe emotion
stress. Experiments like this are no longer performed because of the psychological damage
they can cause.
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The experiment revealed that most people have an incredibly powerful wish to obey
authority, even when that means doing something that they personally feel is wrong. In
addition to changing the way psychologists think about morality and its power over our
decisions, the experiment also changed the way psychology experiments are conducted. After
the experiment was finished, Milgram explained the true purpose of the experiment to the
subjects and told them that they had not really hurt anyone. Despite this, many of the
subjects continued to feel deeply guilty about their actions and experienced severe emotion
stress. Experiments like this are no longer performed because of the psychological damage
they can cause.
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