Milgram demonstrated that in an experimental situation, people would usually administer electric shocks of dangerous strength to another person if instructed to do so by the experimenter.

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Milgram's experiment showed that a significant number of participants were willing to administer what they believed were increasingly severe electric shocks to another person when instructed by an authority figure, even though the shocks were fake and the setup was a psychological experiment to study obedience.

Milgram Demonstrated That in an Experimental Situation, People Would Usually