The experiments of ________ were a powerful demonstration of obedience to authority.

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The experiments referred to in the question are the infamous Milgram experiments, in which participants were instructed to administer what they were led to believe were increasingly powerful electric shocks to another person (a confederate of the experimenter) as part of a study on obedience to authority. The fact that a majority of participants continued to administer shocks despite the increasing protests of the confederate was seen as a powerful example of obedience to authority.

The Experiments of ________ Were a Powerful Demonstration of Obedience