because he wanted to assure them nobody was harmed and there was no need to feel guilty.
but still allowed him to deceive participants,
Milgram ‘de-hoaxed’ his participants after the experiment
Milgram’s study of obedience as it caused participants mental distress.
participants can be debriefed the after the experiment
people believed that they were hurting and consequently killed someone,
psychology will gain a poor reputation
so fewer people will be willing to volunteer.
there was no psychological lasting effects on the people who had taken part,
which could cause long-lasting mental harm
which excused Milgram from harm
which reduced demand characteristics