Summarize the Milgram Study on Obedience

question 44

Essay

Summarize the Milgram study on obedience.

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Definitions:

Stanford Prison Study

A psychological experiment conducted in 1971 by Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University, exploring the effects of perceived power, focusing on the struggle between prisoners and prison officers.

Prisoners

Individuals who are confined within a prison or jail as a result of committing a crime.

The Big Lie

A propaganda technique, involving the repeated assertion of a significant falsehood with the goal of making people believe it is true.

Joseph Goebbels

A prominent Nazi official known for his role as Adolf Hitler's Propaganda Minister, instrumental in spreading the Nazi ideology.