PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Milgram Experiment, Ath, Demand Characteristics

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Mark Baldwin

Document Summary

Prof tells anecdote about being seated at a comedy show. Parking at a concert (being directed by someone wearing a reflective vest) Not being able to be let into his house due to a protest occurring downtown. Lots of examples in history: military, corporate environment, even psychological harm. Ppl volunteered to be part of a study on learning. The(cid:455) are ra(cid:374)do(cid:373)l(cid:455) assig(cid:374)ed to (cid:271)e the tea(cid:272)her (cid:449)ho (cid:449)ill ad(cid:373)i(cid:374)ister sho(cid:272)ks to a (cid:862)stude(cid:374)t(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:272)o(cid:374)federate(cid:895) They are initially exposed to a small shock so that they know what it feels like. They are told that they need to continue to administer the shocks to the learner even if they protest. At what point do ppl refuse to continue administering shocks even though they are being instructed to do so by a person of authority (scientist) About 2/3 of ppl go all the way up to the level of shock that would truly harm the other person.