Obedience is described as following an order, request, or law or submitting to the authority of another. The majority of the world would say that when pushed to a certain extreme that could lead to harming others, humans would not obey such a request because of our morals. Dr. Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University, set up an experiment to prove this theory wrong. Dr. Milgram designed this experiment to focus on the conflict between the normal, everyday man's obedience to authority and the personal conscience of his superiors. Milgram organized this experiment to find justification for the acts of genocide committed by those accused of war crimes at Nuremberg. tests. He was intrigued because most of the defenses against the tribunal rested on the fact that they were just following orders from their superiors. A year after the 1960 trial of Adolf Eichmann, a German SS officer who masterminded much of the Holocaust, Milgram constructed this examination to answer his question: "Could it be that Eichmann and his millions of accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Can we treat them all as accomplices? (McLeod 1). His main goal was to see how easily people were influenced during World War II to commit such atrocities. Milgram began the experiment in 1963 by recruiting men through a newspaper article promising them $4.50. The article said: We will pay five hundred men from New Haven to help us carry out a scientific study on memory and learning. The study is carried out at Yale University. “Each person who participates will receive $4.00 (plus 50¢ car ride) for approximately one hour. We only need you for one hour: there are no other obligations. You can choose when you want to be confronted with extremely stressful situations that can potentially cause psychological harm. Many participants were visibly upset” (McLeod 7). These stressful situations produced many signs of tension such as stuttering, sweating, trembling, and lip biting. Three of the participants had severe seizures that forced the experiment to be stopped. Works Cited Blass, Thomas. “The man who shocked the world.” Psychology today. March/April 2002: 68-74. Researcher on SIRS issues. Internet. May 15. 2014.Carey, Benedict. “Decades later, I still wonder: Would I flip that switch?” New York Times (New York, New York). July 1, 2008: F1+. Researcher on SIRS issues. Internet. May 15. 2014. Cherry, Kendra. “The Milgram Obedience Experiment.” About.com Psychology. Np, and Web. May 15, 2014.McLeod, Saul. “The Milgram Experiment.” Milgram experiment. Np, January 1, 2007. Web. May 15 2014.