Describe the classic research experiment on obedience to authority

Describe the classic research experiment on obedience to authority that was conducted by Stanley Milgram at Yale University.

In the Milgram experiment, obedience was measured by the level of shock that the participant was willing to deliver. While many of the subjects became extremely agitated, distraught, and angry at the experimenter, they nevertheless continued to follow orders all the way to the end.

Explain how the results of his experiment might shed light on the violence associated with street gangs

In the study, an authority figure ordered participants to deliver what they believed were dangerous electrical shocks to another person. These results suggested that people are highly influenced by authority, and highly obedient