Milgram found that most people would administer potentially lethal levels of shock to another human being, just because they were told to do so by an authority figure.
The use of a controlled experimental procedure enabled Milgram to explore different aspects of the situation that influence the extent to which people will obey authority.
Two key factors in obedience are the presence of a clear authority figure, and the distance between the person administering the shock and the ‘victim?.
