One of the most famous social science experiments turns out to be bogus: ----------------- Unpublished data from Stanley Milgram’s experiments cast doubt on his claims about obedience. An analysis of previously unpublished data raises serious questions about Stanley Milgram’s landmark obedience experiments. The findings, which have been published in Social Psychology Quarterly, indicate that many people were willing to engage in seemingly reprehensible behavior because they saw through the researchers’ cover story. Those who believed the cover story, on the other hand, tended to be more defiant. The Milgram experiment was designed to test people’s willingness to bow to authority — in this case, scientists in lab coats. Subjects were led to believe that they were participating in a study about learning, and were asked to deliver increasingly powerful electric shocks to another subject whenever he got an answer wrong during a memory test. No shocks were actually delivered, but the other subject (who was actually a research assistant) made increasingly desperate cries of agony and pleas to stop. -------------------- https://www.psypost.org/2019/11/unp...ts-doubts-on-his-claims-about-obedience-54921
So when this experiment was conducted and claims were made , there was no repetition done by others elsewhere to see if the same results were achieved? If so it was not scientific but a scam. I recall reading about this experiment and didnt believe it. Sure some people might relent to authoritu but I knew I wouldnt. Anyone who is suspect of authority or detests it would not follow the sheep.
It was a study that could not be done today. It shows why any study needs to be repeated and those repeating the experiment be given credit for it.
