Question

In the 1960's, stanley milgram, a social psychologist from the united states, conducted an experiment to investigate _____.
a. why fascist, dictatorial leaders were less common in democratic political systems
b. why filmmakers and radio stations refused to promote minority musicians and actors
c. why and how people could be coerced into doing things outside of their own belief system
d. why so many nations adopted economic policies that ultimately crippled the global economy

Answer 1

Stanley Milgram is famous for the so-called Milgram experiment where he tried finding out why and how people could be coerced into doing things outside of their own belief system - c.

This was famous because he ordered people to deliver electric shocks to other people with the people being surprisingly compliant.