Stanley Milgram's Influence On Obedience
Stanley Milgram is a 20th century social psychologist who conducted research into social influence and persuasion. His experiments on obedience remain some of the most frequently cited and controversial in the history of the field.
Brown, R. (1986), “Social psychologist Stanley Milgram researched the effect of authority on obedience. He concluded people obey either out of fear or out of a desire to appear cooperative--even when acting against their own better judgment and desires.”
He argues that the rise of his research, studying people in their natural lives and environments is one of the most important legacies of Milgram’s work.
Martyn Shuttleworth (Jul 4, 2008), states that the main concerns raised about the Milgram Experiment ethics …show more content…
While Milgram acknowledges the safety of his participants, his work is often harshly criticised for the negative emotional impact it had on its subjects. The reason being, that APA (American Psychological Association) established standards for working with human subjects and why Institutional Review Boards exist today is because of Milgram's work.
Milgram’s work started due to the mass killings that occurred in Nazi Germany, he wanted to test whether someone would obey an authority figure even if they knew deep down that what they were doing was in fact wrong and completely unethical. He added to our own understanding of how human behaviour can be dictated when an individual is in a situation in which he or she requires to conform to the circumstances.
His contribution to psychology is stated to "add to our understanding of how human behaviour can be dictated when an individual is in a situation which they don’t feel the requirement to …show more content…
His research; is still being done today. He found that electrical stimulation could trigger the urge to move or being expecting to occur movements, without triggering any movements by itself. His work causes to be so influential in science and medicine. Penfield is, considered as a down-to-earth and friendly individual.
In the later year of 1928, Penfield’s sister Ruth developed a tumour, thus he surgically remove it. Ironically, her tumour was an oligodendroglioma, consisting of the very same cell type that Penfield had characterized while he was on his trip to Spain.
On December 11th, 1928, Penfield performed a rather drastic procedure to remove it, however he was unsuccessful; he did not entirely remove it, and that it had grew back some time later. In November of 1930, Cushing attempted a second operation, but she died the following year. Perhaps he was compelled to do so because of his sister’s death; more likely, given his long-held interest in epilepsy, he would have done this
Brown, R. (1986), “Social psychologist Stanley Milgram researched the effect of authority on obedience. He concluded people obey either out of fear or out of a desire to appear cooperative--even when acting against their own better judgment and desires.”
He argues that the rise of his research, studying people in their natural lives and environments is one of the most important legacies of Milgram’s work.
Martyn Shuttleworth (Jul 4, 2008), states that the main concerns raised about the Milgram Experiment ethics …show more content…
While Milgram acknowledges the safety of his participants, his work is often harshly criticised for the negative emotional impact it had on its subjects. The reason being, that APA (American Psychological Association) established standards for working with human subjects and why Institutional Review Boards exist today is because of Milgram's work.
Milgram’s work started due to the mass killings that occurred in Nazi Germany, he wanted to test whether someone would obey an authority figure even if they knew deep down that what they were doing was in fact wrong and completely unethical. He added to our own understanding of how human behaviour can be dictated when an individual is in a situation in which he or she requires to conform to the circumstances.
His contribution to psychology is stated to "add to our understanding of how human behaviour can be dictated when an individual is in a situation which they don’t feel the requirement to …show more content…
His research; is still being done today. He found that electrical stimulation could trigger the urge to move or being expecting to occur movements, without triggering any movements by itself. His work causes to be so influential in science and medicine. Penfield is, considered as a down-to-earth and friendly individual.
In the later year of 1928, Penfield’s sister Ruth developed a tumour, thus he surgically remove it. Ironically, her tumour was an oligodendroglioma, consisting of the very same cell type that Penfield had characterized while he was on his trip to Spain.
On December 11th, 1928, Penfield performed a rather drastic procedure to remove it, however he was unsuccessful; he did not entirely remove it, and that it had grew back some time later. In November of 1930, Cushing attempted a second operation, but she died the following year. Perhaps he was compelled to do so because of his sister’s death; more likely, given his long-held interest in epilepsy, he would have done this