Administering shocks refers to the act of delivering electric shocks to another person as part of an experiment or study. Participants in Milgram's obedience studies were instructed to administer increasingly stronger shocks to a learner who would pretend to be in pain.
Related terms
Obedience: Obedience refers to following orders or instructions from someone in authority without questioning them.
Compliance: Compliance means conforming or yielding to a request or command.
Ethical Dilemma: An ethical dilemma is a situation where one must choose between two morally conflicting options.