SOP 3004 Lecture 14: Fall 2015 Social Psychology Day 14
28 Jul 2016
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Milgrams results showed only 1 person stopped at 135 volts, 25 went to 450. How far did people go left to their own devices: only 1 person went o 450, most went between 45-60: we underestimate how far we would go, we overestimate how far people would go if not coerced30. Adolf eichmann & the eichmann fallacy: nazi leader instrumental in holocaust, transportation, put on trial after ww2, executed for role in holocaust o. Labelling people who do terrible thing as monsters is safe for us. Attributing terrible actions done by a person to their personality: eichmann said to have been a relatively normal, not. Ethics: ethical limitations in milgram"s study no informed consent; people didn"t know what they were getting into when they arrived for the study. Perhaps no one has the right to reveal to people the nature of their personalities to themselves. Jeopardizes community support for the scientific enterprise: conclusion: seek alternative methods roleplay.
