authority leaves, the “teacher” subjects seem less willing to follow orders and a few drop out of the experiment. Once the second authority figure leaves the room the percentage of “teachers” that remain in the experiment begins to decrease even more so. After both authority
coat breathing down their necks and encouraging them to go on. At this point some may hear the cries of protest from the “learner” and stop and a small few will continue with the experiment as they were told to do so, despite having no present authority.
took place. Often the obedient killers said they were “Just obeying authority”. So Stanley Milgram offered compensation for a psychological test on what he advertised as an experiment on learning. Volunteers were added to a pair, and each member of the pair would draw a role from a bag, either
“Learner” begins to protest the experiement and asks to be released
“Learner”. The “Learner” who was supposodly hooked up to an electrical shocking machine, would be shocked for every wrong answer. As the “Learner” protested of pain, the “Authority” took note of how willing the “Teacher” was to continue the test or quit due to ethics.
means is that the two are close enough to touch one another. The “learner” is also positioned by a metal plate which appears to shock him, and the “teacher” is asked by the authority to hold down the “learner’s” hand to the plate to ensure that he is shocked. In pervious Milgram Experiments the “learner” is
the “learner’s” facial expressions, hear his voice more clearly and overall see the person he is harming. This adds an element of human compassion that is lacking in other versions of the experiment.
orders when their authority figures themselves question the experiment and have a verbal debate about it’s ethics. In this experiment, it is apparent that when two members argue about whether or not to continue with an experiment, the person who is doing the shocking
defy obedience and has questioned the experiment already for him. This scenario is likened to the angel on one shoulder and devil on the other image in how it raises both the good and bad outcomes of a situation.
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“Learner” begins to protest with agonizing screams One “Authority” begins prepared argument with the other “Authority” about whether or not to continue with the test.
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One authority leaves the room.
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Here the “teacher” had to both hear and see the “learner”being shocked as well as hold the “learner”’s hand to a metal shock plate.
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Four Versions of the Milgram Experiment and what it all means
Second authority leaves the room.
“Teacher” is now left alone to administer test
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Information Design poster on the Milgram Experiment