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Background to the Study

Background to the Study

Following the atrocities of World War II and the Holocaust, many psychologists sought to understand what drives ordinary citizens to commit acts of extreme cruelty. The prevailing view at the time was the dispositional hypothesis.

Milgram (1963): Obedience Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Milgram (1963): Obedience

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level Psychology Milgram (1963): Obedience for A Level Psychology. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 01, Component 02 and Component 03 format. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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