if I,m told the man would be okay I would keep going (unless they would say the man would surely die)
also what is in it for me?
also what is in it for me?
Poll: You're in the Milgram Experiment!
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I think I'd stop when he started screaming. until then, fuck him. He knew what he was getting into.
The interesting thing is the stress exhibited by the "teacher" he's the one in a position that should have no stress, after all he's not the one getting zapped.
The interesting thing is the stress exhibited by the "teacher" he's the one in a position that should have no stress, after all he's not the one getting zapped.
What do you mean they would "be wrong"? As in they wouldn't actually do it? Or that it would be wrong to leave?Matt_LRR said:
I don't understand why anyone would continue? It's just a psychologist saying "Keep going". So what? Why am I listening to this guy? Why am I meant to do what he said?
Woah, I should have ansewerd before reading other peoples posts. What a devious experiment... I would say I'd have stopped. As I always, fucking always used to get myself in trouble with authority (not the police) in school or lately work.
Nearly lost my job because I felt one of the chefs was treating me like shit. When I was called into the office to explain I had to shut down.... to the point where I was asked 'are you listening to me' by my boss. If I tried to defend myself I'd only make my boss worse in tuen making me worse and it would end up in a shouting match the end of which I would have probably lost my job. So i just sat there. I hate biting my tounge, that was possibly the angriest I was in the last 6 months and I had to sit there and say nothing.
So while I may come off as being a tool, when it comes to being told to do something. If I generally dont want to do it I won't. That scientist would get a big fat no from me I'm afraid.
Nearly lost my job because I felt one of the chefs was treating me like shit. When I was called into the office to explain I had to shut down.... to the point where I was asked 'are you listening to me' by my boss. If I tried to defend myself I'd only make my boss worse in tuen making me worse and it would end up in a shouting match the end of which I would have probably lost my job. So i just sat there. I hate biting my tounge, that was possibly the angriest I was in the last 6 months and I had to sit there and say nothing.
So while I may come off as being a tool, when it comes to being told to do something. If I generally dont want to do it I won't. That scientist would get a big fat no from me I'm afraid.
I honestly can't say if I'd continue or not. Granted, if I didn't know about the true nature of the experiment, I might be inclined to continue. But, who knows? I certainly don't.
Fair point actually. But then I'd be more frightened, not necessarily "tricked"(if someone trustworthy was urging me) or intimidated. But yeah you've got a point.Dimensional Vortex said:
Actually no, I think the people who say here they would stop would stop. Why? Thanks to this topic we know we'd be in that experiment (assuming for the sake of conversation that this is the first time we're hearing about it). We could just as much troll the scientists, even if we would continue we'd know the screams would be faked.Matt_LRR said:
Regardless of what we'd do, the results would be pretty much worthless.
I remember reading about this experiment on Cracked. It was one of the top 5 or 7 or whatever messed up experiments. I think it was number 3.
I don't know what I'd do, because I'm not part of the experiment.
I don't know what I'd do, because I'm not part of the experiment.
psychology is all about the reasons and context for things, especially an experiment like that one. over looking the fact that the experiment, although informative, was ruled extremely unethical, the only way to find out if anyone would stop or not is to run the actual experiment. fictionalizing it with imagination allows you to remove yourself from the equation and think about it like a third party, which as stated, defeats the purpose.
being a psychologist in training i would (assuming the situation took place without me having read this article first (duh)) know the true nature of the experiment, and would so inform the psychologist so as not to be a biased subject
Then why is it the Australians had such a low compliance rate? They have been historically called out over there lack of respect towards authority (particularly in the World Wars) so perhaps their is a cultural difference there? Your thoughts?Matt_LRR said:
