The Milgram Experiment

A lesson in depravity, peer pressure, and the power of authority…

Is it good to be obedient? To what extent? What are the dangers involved in blind obedience?

Listen to the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6GxIuljT3w

Using the following sites, prepare a report on the Milgram experiment.

http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/milgram.htm#Theory

http://www.new-life.net/milgram.htm

http://www.cba.uri.edu/Faculty/dellabitta/mr415s98/EthicEtcLinks/Milgram.htm

Relate to the following questions:

· Who was Milgram?

· What made Milgram perform this experiment?

· What did it consist of?

· What were Milgram’s conclusions?

What ethical questions did the experiment raise?

What right does a researcher have to expose subjects to such stress?

Have there been any similar experiments along the years?

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