What criticisms did Diana Baumrind make of Stanley Milgram's obedience research? How did Milgram respond to them?
What will be an ideal response?
Baumrind claimed that the participants were unduly influenced by the experimenter, an authority figure, that they were really not volunteers; there was too much coercion. She also maintained that Milgram did not consider the long-term well being of the participants who experienced considerable distress. She also speculated that the participants would not trust authority figures after having been deceived so. She also claimed that the experimental participation could affect participants' self-image. Finally, she stated that she thought the debriefing and dehoaxing process would not have relieved the stress.
Milgram countered that he had gone to great lengths in advance to generate valid predictions about how participants would respond and was acting in good faith to protect their well-being; he also arranged for psychiatric followup to ensure that participants' welfare was protected.
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