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Understanding Situational Factors in Obedience

Understanding Situational Factors in Obedience

In his 1963 baseline study, Stanley Milgram shocked the world by showing that 65% of ordinary men would administer a fatal 450-volt electric shock to an innocent stranger under orders from an authority figure. To find out why, Milgram conducted variation studies to isolate specific physical and social factors in the environment.

Research into obedience (Milgram variations) Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Research into obedience (Milgram variations)

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Psychology Research into obedience (Milgram variations). Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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