Psych MIlgrims
Watch the video titled “Milgrim’s Obedience Experiment
*Remember, while answering these questions, the participants were the individuals who were “giving” the shocks.
Part 1: What questions was Milgrim hoping to answer by conducting this experiment? What were the results of the experiment? (What were the actions of the “teachers” in his experiment?) How do the results of this experiment make you feel about people and their level of obedience? What do you think would happen if this experiment were repeated to day?
Part 2: Did the participants (the “teachers”) suffer emotional harm and stress while participating in this experiment? Using the information from Chapter 12, list 2 ways that this stress might have indirectly affected their health. Use an example of how this stress might have directly affected their health.