Was Milgram Ethical In His Obedience Studies?

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Was Milgram Ethical In His Obedience Studies?

Was Milgram Ethical in his Obedience Studies?
When trying to determine weather or not Stanley Milgram’s experiment on obedience vs. destructive obedience is ethical you need to know two things: One, determine a set of ethical means that Milgram must follow, in this case they were already laid out. Two: Determine if Milgram stepped out of the ethical rules that he had agreed to follow.
The code of ethics that were placed on this experiment are the same set of codes that are placed on every experiment it includes: Respect for peoples rights, and dignity, concern for others welfare, social responsibility, among others. These codes of Ethics come from the DSMIV, in “Ethical Standards” paragraph one, the General Standards states that all professional and scientific activities of psychologists must follow these guidelines. Some aspects included in the fore-mentioned codes include: “Psychologists weigh the welfare and rights of their patients, and clients.” “(psychologists) perform in a responsible fashion, that avoids or minimizes harm.” “Psychologists are concerned about and work to mitigate the causes of human suffering.” “Psychologists try to avoid misuse of their work.,” and most importantly, “Psychologists ar...

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