... could have broken these guidelines are: Consent, client did not give: Researches are obliged, whenever possible, to obtain the informed consent of participants in a psychological study. Milgram's experiment did not do this as participants volunteered to take part in an experiment of learning and not obedience. Having not been told fully about the experiment the participants could not fully give their consent. Misleading clients: The BPS Ethical Principles (1993) state "Participants should never be deliberately misled without extremely strong scientific or medical justification. Even then there should be strict controls and the disinterested approval of independent advisors." The participants were told that they were given electric shocks to an old man who had heart problems, each time stronger than the last. The participants were actually giving shocks to one of Milgram's advisors and the advisor was not actually receiving any electrical shock. Debriefing was not appropriate: When debriefing it involves informing those who have taken ...

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