A Critique Of Stanley Milgram s The Perils Of Obedience

Rochelle Jarmer Composition 2 Karsten Piper Due Date: 6/27/15 A Critique of Stanley Milgram’s: â€Å"The Perils of Obedience† Stanley Milgram’s article, â€Å"The Perils of Obedience,† first appeared in the December 1973 issue of Harper’s Magazine. In the article, Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University, presented the thesis that â€Å"Obedience is a deeply ingrained behavior tendency , indeed a potent impulse overriding training in ethics, sympathy and moral conduct .† To prove his point, Milgram conducted a series of experiments at Yale and in various countries in which an adult, volunteer subject called the â€Å"learner† is strapped to a â€Å"mini electric chair† and given a test by a â€Å"teacher,†. When the learner is tested, they receive an electrical shock if unable to give the correct answer. The voltage will increase with each incorrect answer. However, the learners were actors and received no real shock. The â€Å"experimenter,† or authoritative figure, gave instructions to the teacher to not stop the testing, no matter how intense the pain was for the learner. The focus of the experiment would be on the teacher and to observe their behavior and see how far they would go before disobeying the experimenter. Milgram’s article, though controversial, does demonstrate the point that ordinary people can be capable of atrocious acts if put in the right circumstance or have the ability to pass blame to another person. A conflict that disturbed me most was when the subject, Batta, forces theShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesand permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturersRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesbuilt-in pretests and posttests, focus on what you need to learn and to review in order to succeed. Visit www.mymanagementlab.com to learn more. DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS EIGHTH EDITION David A. Whetten BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Kim S. Cameron UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore