milgram experiment

• Milgram's research was conducted to investigate the extent to which people would obey authority figures, even if it meant harming others.
• The Milgram experiment took place in 1961 at Yale
• The "teachers" asked questions and administered the "shocks"
• the "learner" is a person who answers questions and received the "shocks" if incorrect
• the "authority" is the overseer of the experiment and prompted teacher to continue
• the factors that increased obedience were physical proximity of the authority figure, perceived legitimacy of the authority figure, distance/depersonalization of the victim (learner), and lack of model for defiance