Milgram and Zimbardo are classified in the same category as behaviorists. Although they are locked into the same category, they are famous for very different experiments that have somewhat the same idea. Zimbardo is widely known for his Stanford prison experiment, while Milgram is known for obedience to authority. The goal of both experiments was to demonstrate, as Haney said, that evil is generally generated through evil situations. The experiments of Zimbardo and Milgram are examples of psychological situationism, which is quite important in the work of social psychology. Salamucha believes Milgram and Zimbardo's work shows that, at times, the power of situations can be overwhelming. Stanley Milgram conducted the experiment to put participants in immoral situations to obey an authority figure of a certain degree, and tested their performance and willingness to participate. in acts that departed from their beliefs of right and wrong. Zimbardo conducted a somewhat similar experiment. He conducted an experiment to see whether people would take on expected normal roles, that is, what a prisoner is expected to do and what an authority figure such as a prison guard is expected to do. So both Zimbardo and Milgram at this point are trying to demonstrate that authority and the social norm of how authorities should act generate psychological effects on their performance, as well as on the people who are expected to be beneath and obey a lead. Milgram's experiment began shortly after the trial of Adolf Eichmann began. Adolf Eichmann was a Nazi who tortured many Jews during the Holocaust and made others under his command do whatever he told them to do. Milgram decided to plan a study to simply see if E's followers... middle of paper... had no idea that the experiment was about their reactions. In Zimbardo the subjects knew about the simulation that would take place. Ultimately both cases demonstrated that, as Samucha explains, Milgram and Zimbardo's work demonstrates that, at times, the power of situations can be overwhelming. Works Cited Stanford Prison Experiment. (2011). Wikipedia. Retrieved April 12, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment#Goals_and_methodsBadhwar, Neera. Journal of Ethics, April 2009, vol. 13 Number 2/3, p.257-289, 33p; DOI: 10.1007/s10892-009-9052-4SALAMUCHA, AGNIESZKA. Forum Philosophicum: International Journal of Philosophy, Spring 2009, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p166-168, 3pHaney, Craig; Zimbardo, Filippo. American Psychologist, Jul98, vol. 53 Issue 7, p709, 19p, 2 black and white photographs,