, Which one of the following was ethically controversial in the case of the Milgram experiment? a. The people in the study were
not allowed to leave the study even after multiple requests to end their participation. b. The people in the study were deceived into thinking they were hurting someone. c. The people in the study were paid an excessive amount of money to participate, skewing the results. d. The people were recruited as a part of the study without their knowledge.
The answer is B. The people in the study were deceived into thinking they were hurting someone.
Explanation:
The Milgram experiment is controversial because of the numerous ethical considerations that were not taken into account. The main one was that Milgram designed the experiment in a way in which the participants trully believed that they were hurting someone. Although Milgram argued that deception was necessary in order to analyze how far a person's obedience can go, the thought of hurting someone caused a great amount of stress among the participants. Participants experienced reactions such as sweating or trembling, there could also have been psychological long term consequences beyond the physical reactions.
