When instructed to do so by an experimenter, most participants in a study administered what they believed were painful electric shocks to another participant.

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This is known as the Milgram experiment, which demonstrated the power of obedience to authority. Participants were willing to administer increasingly severe shocks to another "participant" (actually an actor) when instructed to do so by a person in a position of authority (the experimenter).

When Instructed to Do So by an Experimenter, Most Participants