As Milgram's obedience experiments demonstrated and the events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq confirmed, people are helpless to resist authority figures who order them to commit immoral or destructive acts.

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Milgram's experiments and the events at Abu Ghraib show that people can be influenced by authority, but they are not entirely helpless; individual differences and situational factors can affect the extent of obedience.

As Milgram's Obedience Experiments Demonstrated and the Events at Abu