The primary ethical issue in Stanley Milgram’s experiment on obedience is b. Informed consent. Participants were not fully informed about the nature of the study or the true extent of the actions they were being asked to take, which raises significant concerns about whether they could give informed consent.
In Stanley Milgram’s experiment on obedience, participants were led to believe they were delivering painful electric shocks to another person. They were not told the full purpose of the study beforehand, and the true nature of the shocks was only revealed after the experiment. What was the primary ethical issue?
a
Protection from harm
b
Informed consent
c
Confidentiality
d
Debriefing
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