After analyzing his experiment, Stanley Milgram, a Yale psychologist, concluded that people will go to great lengths to obey orders given by a higher authority . The experiment, which included ordinary people delivering "shocks" to an unknown subject, raised many questions in the psychological world. Diana Baumrind, a psychologist at the University of California and one of Milgram's colleagues, attacks Milgram's ethics after completing her experiment in his journal. She considers Milgram unethical towards the subjects he uses for testing and claims that his experiment has nothing to do with obedience. In contrast, Ian Parker, a writer for the New Yorker and Human Sciences, argues that Milgram's experiments are valid in the psychological world. While Baumrind focuses on Milgram's ethics, Parker focuses more on reactions, both immediate and long-term, to his experiences. In his excerpt, Baumrind discusses the potential dangers of aftereffects on the experiment participants. Repeatedly, she suggests that these people are the subject of a cruel and unethical experiment and suffer damage to their self-image and emotional disturbance (227). She also calls Milgram's experiment a “game” (Baumrind 225); this illustrates his negative opinion on the experiment which is visible throughout the article. Rather, Parker discusses the aftereffects on Milgram himself. He explains how the experiment, although it clearly showed how obedient a person could be, ruined Milgram's reputation. Parker also cites many notable authors and psychologists and their reactions to Milgram's experiment. Despite their differences, Baumrind and Parker are able to find common ground on some issues concerning the Milgr...... middle of paper...... level of obedience is affected by location and l environment of the experience; they also have a mutual understanding on the issue of ethics. Yet there is a larger question. Could these points indicate that humans are not fully in control of their actions? Works Cited Baumrind, Diana. “Review of Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiments.” Writing and Reading for ACP Composition. Ed. Thomas E. Leahey and Christine R. Farris. New Jersey: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. 224-229. Print. “Ethical Issues of the Milgram Experiment.” » Related content. Yahoo, November 8, 2008. Web. October 12, 2011. McLeod, Saul. “Milgram Experiment.” Simply psychology. NP, 2007. Web. October 12, 2011. Parker, Ian. "Obedience." Writing and Reading for ACP Composition. Ed. Thomas E. Leahey and Christine R. Farris. New Jersey: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. 230-240. Print.