Wow...

[Nestor]

Just wow.... I'm speechless.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F9C9E18AD97D9626

*EDIT*

This is a video showing Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment, which I wont go into any further details as to spoil the outcome.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Neither the title nor the post itself provided any useful information about the topic whatsoever.

 

[Nestor]

Sorry, I edited the description. Still, it is well worth the watch, terrifying results.

 

[ben1996123]

Thats awesome.

 

[Cubenovice]

This is a video showing Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment, which I wont go into any further details as to spoil the outcome.

And you consider "This is a video showing Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment" NOT a spoiler?????

 

[Johan444]

And you consider "This is a video showing Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment" NOT a spoiler?????

"Authority Experiment" is a spoiler per se.

 

[Andrew Ricci]

That was just scary.

Spoiler

It's horrible how the girl was smiling when she asked, "Is he dead? Did we kill him?"

 

[Nestor]

And you consider "This is a video showing Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment" NOT a spoiler?????

Did you inferred the outcome from the description?

 

[Cubenovice]

"Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment" duh...

 

[Xnx]

"Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment" duh...

And I take it the video name "Milgram's Obedience to Authority Experiment 2009 1/3 " would not have done the same? Also, very little time into the video itself it states that the whole "experiment" is actually fake cover.

 

[Julian]

That was just scary.

Spoiler

It's horrible how the girl was smiling when she asked, "Is he dead? Did we kill him?"

I agree. This freaked me a little.

Spoiler

Another point where I was horrified was when the redheaded guy said he didn't give it a second thought when the learner stopped responding.

 

[Dene]

Anyone that is freaked out by this should never ever getting any education within psychology.

 

[Julian]

Because humans are inherently a lot more terrible than we make them out to be?

 

[amostay2004]

I think the ending words are a bit exaggerated IMO. Most people might not have any idea how much pain certain amounts of volts can cause and since they're in the presence of someone who's clearly more educated, it would be normal to think that everything is okay and safe. Also there's the fact that the professor repeatedly reminds them that there won't be any sort of permanent damage.

 

[qqwref]

Right, I think there is more than the basic "I will agree what the scientist says" going on in something like this. For instance, in an experiment like this, especially in a country known for ethical experimenting, it would be a pretty reasonable assumption that the people in charge of the experiment have figured out the risks involved and will shoulder the responsibility if anything goes wrong.

Basically, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that many people in an experiment like this were assuming that the scientist was correct in saying there wouldn't be any permanent damage, and that even if they (the experiment subject) thought it was dangerous, the scientist probably had better judgment and more understanding of the situation. I'm not sure if I remember this correctly (so don't quote me on this), but I think that someone did an experiment where instead of a scientist it was some random guy urging the subject on, and the number of people who went all the way decreased drastically.

 

[DavidWoner]

I'm surprised they replicated this experiment, given that the effects are decidedly unethical.

 

[Dene]

I think the ending words are a bit exaggerated IMO. Most people might not have any idea how much pain certain amounts of volts can cause and since they're in the presence of someone who's clearly more educated, it would be normal to think that everything is okay and safe. Also there's the fact that the professor repeatedly reminds them that there won't be any sort of permanent damage.

Right, I think there is more than the basic "I will agree what the scientist says" going on in something like this. For instance, in an experiment like this, especially in a country known for ethical experimenting, it would be a pretty reasonable assumption that the people in charge of the experiment have figured out the risks involved and will shoulder the responsibility if anything goes wrong.

Basically, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that many people in an experiment like this were assuming that the scientist was correct in saying there wouldn't be any permanent damage, and that even if they (the experiment subject) thought it was dangerous, the scientist probably had better judgment and more understanding of the situation. I'm not sure if I remember this correctly (so don't quote me on this), but I think that someone did an experiment where instead of a scientist it was some random guy urging the subject on, and the number of people who went all the way decreased drastically.

Naturally there is a lot more to it. As far as I am aware the same experimenters conducted about 40 different versions of this experiment and found a variety of things. But basically what it came down to is people will obey an authority figure.