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The psychologist’s account of his famous shock experiments
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What it is about
Stanley Milgram describes the experiments in which volunteers were told to give electric shocks to another person. Many continued to obey. The book explains the results and what they say about authority.
Who will enjoy it
Readers interested in psychology.
What you will get
The experiments have been criticized on ethical grounds.
Obedience to Authority Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Obedience · Experiment · Psychology
Length
224 pages · ≈ 6 h
More about this book
Characters
Stanley Milgram and his volunteers.
Setting
A Yale psychology lab.
What makes it different
A first-hand account of one of the best-known experiments.
Feel
Unsettling, clear and serious.
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