Stanley Milgram, a social psychologist, conducted an experiment on human obedience in 1963 that was considered one of the most controversial social psychology experiments ever carried out (Blass). The original intent of the experiment was to determine whether Germans during World War II were simply obeying authority during the Holocaust. The test subject, or teacher, administered electric shocks to the student, a paid actor, when he answered the word pairings incorrectly. Shocks started at 15 V and increased in 15 V increments up to 450 V for each incorrect response. The teacher thought the student was receiving electric shocks when in reality the student was not receiving any shocks. An instructor, the authority figure, sat behind the teacher and ordered the teacher to continue even when the student screamed in pain. In 65% of cases, the teacher continued to administer the highest shock at 450 V (Cherry). This experiment demonstrates that when the right circumstances are found, society will obey authority. Ian Parker, a writer for the New Yorker, and Diana Baumrind, a psychologist at the University of California at Berkeley, responded to Milgram's experiments with direct answers. These articles represent how the scientific community reviews and analyzes the work of others to authenticate the results of experiments. Baumrind focuses on the moral and ethical dilemma while on the contrary Parker focuses more on the application of the real experiment. Diana Baumrind thinks of Milgram's experiment more as a "game" than a real scientific experiment (Baumrind 225). She argues that Milgram left nothing for the subject (226). Baumrind also thinks Milgram didn't care enough about well-being... middle of paper... lgram should have offered a physiatrist or therapy to patients after participating in the experiment. Parker comes up with a simple statement for the problem: “Works CitedBaumrind, Diana. “Review of Stanley Milgram's Experiments on Obedience.” Writing and reading for ACP composition. Eds. Thomas E. Leahey and Christine R. Farris. New York: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. 230-240. Print.Blass, Thomas. "The man who shocked the world." Psychology today: health, help, happiness. Sussex Publishers, LLC, March 1, 2001. Web. October 10, 2011.Cherry, Kendra. “Milgram's Obedience Experiment.” Psychology for students, educators and enthusiasts. New York Times. Network. September 3, 2008. October 11, 2011 Parker, Ian. "Obedience." Writing and reading for ACP composition. Eds. Thomas E. Leahey and Christine R. Farris. New York: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. 224-229. Press.