Ethical Controversies

Question 2 • MO-Psychology

What is one ethical issue demonstrated in the Milgram experiments?

Answer

Milgram and his associates were willing to harm one person with electric shocks in order to learn.

Milgram and his associates did not discover anything important about psychological issues.

Milgram and his associates pressured subjects to continue after they signaled that they wished to stop.

Milgram and his associates debriefed subjects afterwards to ensure they understood the experiment.

Explanation

A central ethical issue in the Milgram experiments was that the experimenters urged participants to continue administering what they believed were electric shocks, even when participants showed distress or wanted to stop. This compromised their right to withdraw voluntarily. Choice C describes that pressure; debriefing afterward, as in D, does not erase the issue.

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