Other criticisms of Milgram's research and other research into obedience focus on ethical concern. These include:
- Causing distress
- Deceiving participant
- A lack of informed consent
- Participants not being given the opportunity to withdraw from the study.
Milgram responded to these criticisms by arguing that:
- The distress was not anticipated and there was no long-term harm
- The deception was necessary and the means justified the ends
- Informed consent was replace by presumptive consent
- Debriefing took place
Both Milgram and Aronson argued that people made ethical objection because of the actual (distasteful) finding, not because of the methods used.
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