People obeyed orders to shock an innocent person (Milgram Obedience to Authority)

Would the average person commit a heinous act if they were ordered by an authority figure? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the infamous "Milgram obedience to authority experiment (1963)." In this study, psychologist Stanley Milgram wanted to learn about whether the average person would commit an immoral act if an authority figure ordered them to.
Follow-Up Research: Does "following orders" mitigate any blame for an immoral act? Does it matter if we're evaluating ourselves versus a coworker? How does age influence perceptions of responsibility? We discuss our own follow-up research on whether people accept the "following orders" excuse from others.
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