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Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions

Obedience to Authority

01 Nov 2025

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Why do ordinary people follow orders that go against their morals? In this episode of Circuit Breaker: Rewiring Your Decisions, we look at the psychology behind obedience to authority. Through the lens of Stanley Milgram’s shocking experiment, we explore how power, pressure, and perceived responsibility can override personal judgment.Learn what this reveals about human nature—and how understanding it can help you make decisions that are truly your own.Studies and links:Milgram, Stanley (1963). Behavioral Study of Obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67, 371–378. — Full paper (PDF) MilgramOriginalWork.pdfSimply Psychology summary of Milgram’s experiment, methodology, ethics, variations Milgram Shock Experiment | Summary | Results | Ethics

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