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In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud talks to Professor Stephen Reicher about Milgram’s famous ‘obedience study’ (Milgram, 1963) and the various conclusions that can be drawn from the findings. What does this, together with more recent research into obedience, imply about our willingness to conform to authority, and what does it tell us about our likelihood to comply with instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Date published: 20 May 2020
Presenter: Dr Raj Persaud
Interviewee: Professor Stephen Reicher
Audio running time: 53 minutes
Credits: 0.5
Learning outcomes
By the end of this podcast, we hope you will have gained an understanding of:
the methodology and findings of Stanley Milgram's obedience study (Milgram, 1963)
the various conclusions that have been drawn regarding obedience to authority
the factors that influence our willingness to conform to authority
how this could relate to public behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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