PSYCH 2C03 Lecture : Jan 20 SocPsych.docx
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40 males 20-50 years, different types of jobs and education status. Cover story is about punishment, and how people learn. Draw to see who is teacher and learner. Learner taken to a small separate room, sees shock generator, teacher came to see how learner is strapped, told to be punished with electric shock if cannot say right word paired. Learner tell prof and teacher he has heart condition, he is told it will not be dangerous by prof. Teacher is given a sample shock because it"s only fair, he guessed it was 75 v , but he actually only got 45 v. Every subject is given exact same instructions, they do not see confederate (learner) Starts off ok, teacher just goes along fast, starts to get nervous since learner keeps complaining in pain, Teacher is arguing with prof, but prof keeps arguing back, he is really concerned about learner, argus for a while,
