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As We Close Guantanamo, Remember Milgram’s Studies

January 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Culture & Change, Politics & Policy, Society

One of my favorite blogs, Cognitive Daily, posted an article reviewing the publication of a study by Berger replicating the famous experiments by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s and 1970s. Milgram’s experiments tested obedience to authority by having a study volunteer administer electric shocks to an anonymous participant under the direction of a person [...]

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