Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Stanley Milgram's 'Obedience to Authority' study
This study that was given to people about whether or not people will go against their morals to obey an authority figure is very interesting. I would have to agree with this study, because I think that people will go against their morals if they are being told to do something. Special Forces of the Navy Seals is a good example of this. These people are trained to be lethal and not be stopped. If you are given a direct order from a person of higher authority than you, then you automatically do it. You don't question the order because if there is an hesitation then somebody could die or you could lose your job. They are following orders and do not care what those orders are. Chances are if they have to do something bad, then then can just claim that they were ordered to do it, even if it went against their morals.
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I agree with this. I think people usually follow their morals, but sometimes there are times when people can't follow their morals because they don't have the opportunity to or they don't just because they want to fit in.
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