Travers and Milgram experiment

The Travers and Milgram experiments examined how individuals respond to authority and moral dilemmas. Milgram's famous study involved participants believing they were delivering electric shocks to others when instructed by an authority figure, revealing a tendency to obey authority even when it conflicted with personal morals. Travers and colleagues expanded on this by exploring how social pressures and obedience influence behavior in various settings. Their work shows that under certain conditions, ordinary people can commit acts they might normally consider wrong, highlighting the powerful role of authority and situational factors in human behavior.