Instructions
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 7
- Lesson
- Alexander Street Press video from lesson
- Minimum of 2 sources cited (assigned readings/online lessons and an outside scholarly source)
Initial Post Instructions
Think back to the video you watched on Milgram’s study on obedience. If you found yourself to be the “teacher” in the study, do you think you would have responded the same way as the participants highlighted in the study? Why/why not? Consider what social dynamics would have influenced your choices. What impact, if any, does the time in history that this study was conducted have on its results? If this study was conducted today, would the results be the same? Why/why not? Remember to go beyond opinion in your response and to connect your analysis and conclusions to key social psychology terms and concepts we learned about this week.
Answer
The video was exciting to watch and fearful at the same time. The plot of the experiment was thoughtful. I was afraid for the learner that he was being hurt. Kassin et al., assets that conformity “refers to the tendency of people to change their perceptions, opinions, and behavior in ways that are consistent with group norms.” p. 268. Based on the video, if I were the teacher, most likely, I would continue asking the questions. The experimenter was very firm and rigid in his instructions to the teacher. The teacher continued to ask the questions even though the learner was shouting that he was …. To access full answer, use the purchase button below.