CAS PS 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Influence, Cognitive Dissonance, Asch Conformity Experiments
11 Sep 2016
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First teacher stopped and refused to go on after hearing how much pain the learner was in. But then when learner refuse to go on, the teacher also refuses. Doesn"t believe in following orders at others" expense. Third teacher continued after learner refuses to go on. He went to 345 and then learner stopped responding. A teacher admits that he would not have stopped giving shocks no matter what the learner said. Results: milgram concluded that people are able to follow orders, even if it means that humans will be harmed. 65% of teachers administered the experiment"s final massive 450-volt shock. Historical implications: 17 years post wwii hitler i was just following orders . Deceptive research like this gave rise to current irbs and ethical questions (right to withdraw, informed consent, etc. ) Irb: institutional review board, looks at any study and needs to approve it. Milgram"s experiment lied, and you would not get results if it didn"t.
