Milgram’s electric shock experiment: The test that exposed dark side of human obedience to authority

Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments revealed how ordinary people could follow authority to disturbing extremes, with many participants administering what they believed were harmful shocks. Inspired by the Holocaust, the study became a landmark in psychology while raising serious ethical concerns. Decades later, its findings remain debated, with critics arguing the results reflect pressure, context, and interpretation as much as obedience.

By TOI Science Desk