Solomon Asch‚ a social psychologist had a hypothesis and he decided to test an experiment based on his hypothesis. Asch’s hypothesis theory was... Would people still conform to the group if the group opinion was clearly wrong? Well‚ to test his theory he chose a simple and objective task with an obvious answer. A group of people sat at a table and viewed a series of cards‚ on one side of each of the card was a standard line and on the other side were three comparison lines. Now‚ the individual’s
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In the early 1960s (1961 onwards)‚ He conducted an experiment looking at the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. Conducted just after WWII‚ Milgram wanted to look at the justification for the people involved in the acts of genoside. Where they just following orders and if so why? The experiments started just after the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. Milgram questioned "Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust
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real intention of a study from participants or taking steps to mislead them at the start. Milgram used the second ploy‚ deliberately lying to participants about the genuine reason for a study. He also used stooges and the use of stooges always means deception has been used. However‚ is deception necessary? Milgram would argue that his experiments could not have taken place without it. Imagine if Milgram had said at the start‚ ‘Mr Wallace is really a stooge‚ who will scream a bit but will receive
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been experiments that relate to the social problems of obedience and authority. The Milgram Experiment‚ The Good Samaritan Experiment‚ and The Stanford Prison Experiment are all examples that focus on social problems‚ situational power‚ and human nature. A common conclusion among the examples is that a situation has the power to make ordinary people do unthinkable things. The Milgram Experiment was conducted by a Yale University Psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram‚ in July‚ 1961. The experiment was set
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footage of this experiment? Initially when I watched this experiment I felt sadden. One that is was necessary in the 70’s for this teacher to need to teach this lesson‚ but most of all how easily swayed these children were. They were so quick to demoralize their classmates‚ solely based on the fact the teacher told them they could. It is a reminder that children are most susceptible in their formative years. It also is a very important experiment as the use of children for social experiments is not very
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is a time where we may judge and not agree while others may not pass a judgment and be in agreement. In the study of Psychology we look to a researchers finding to prove the way we respond to emotional‚ environmental and societal changes. Stanley Milgram a researcher that set out on the behalf of Yale University conducted a study to determine how obedient we become when driven or motivated by authority to inflict mild to severe pain is applied. Milgram’s study creates a huge debate in ethics. The
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In The Perils of Obedience‚ Stanley Milgram expresses his findings of an experiment he conducted trying to prove the lengths people will go to be obedient to authority. The first experiments included a group of undergraduates from Yale. The experiments involved three subjects: the experimenter‚ the “teacher” and the “learner”. The teacher would read off a series of words. The learner‚ who is strapped to an electric chair‚ would be required to remember the words associated to one another. If the
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understanding of mass killing or genocide. a. Complex social forces- social forces and groups you’re in and how they affect your actions b. Evil actions due to societal forces/products c. Reasoning/justification- with milgram’s experiment—someone who holds a high respect for science‚ who wants to get the end result of the exp‚ will justify hurting the person…Nazi germany- rid of jew so there can be peace=REASONING…by killing them there would be no more unrest d. LIFTON:
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"normal" people continue to be studied. Even though some social experiments are labeled unethical‚ studies have investigated the effects of social influence on behavior as well as the importance of social need for obedience and conformity. The Milgram and Stanford Prison social experiments have discovered the possible connection between the need for obedience and conformity to the committing of "immoral and cruel acts." The Milgram experiment successfully depicts how a regular person can be influenced
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principles as a backbone to social psychological research. As well as not taking humans and societies for granted. In doing so‚ I will refer to two studies that have generated various ethical issues. The first study was conducted in 1963 by Stanley Milgram on destructive obedience. The second study was conducted in 1976 by Middlemist‚ Knowles‚ and Matter on the effects
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