Carol Furchner's List: Psy105-Classic Social Psychology Experiments

Monograph with overview of some of the additional experiments done by Milgram

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Full text of initial journal article by Milgram regarding his obedience experiment.

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Replication of Milgram's obedience to authority experiments, with a 150 volt cap. Approximately the same compliance rate was found.

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"You aren’t sharpening spears, but at some level you are contemplating your place in society, contemplating your allegiances and your opponents. You see yourself as part of some groups and not others, and like those boys you spend a lot of time defining outsiders. The way you see others is deeply affected by something psychologists call the illusion of asymmetric insight, but to understand it let’s first consider how groups, like people, have identities – and like people, those identities aren’t exactly real."

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A psychologist describes research since Milgram, and suggests that it's not just blind obedience, but also identification with the leader or authority figure, that may lead people to harm others under orders.

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Another example of the bystander effect - except in this one, in New York City, there were times when it appeared that there was only one passer-by close to the victim. Clips from other examples are also shown. 2+ min

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What happened to the participants and the psychologists who ran it? This article interviews a few of them.

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Account by a man who was a participant in one of Milgram's experiments, how it affected him, and why he believes he wasn't influenced to continue increasing the shock after it became apparent that the "learner" was in pain.

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Steven Demink "met" single mothers on the internet and described himself as a psychologist. He allegedly coerced and enticed moms to involve themselves in sexual acts with their own children and then send him photos by e-mail or streaming video, persuading them that this was a form of therapy that would benefit their children. The children were between 3 and 15

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Replicated Milgram experiment using virtual reality and an avatar rather than a real "learner."

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Despite knowledge that no real person was being shocked, participants in a replication of the Milgram experiment using virtual reality behaved similarly to those in the real experiment, showing verbal and physical expressions of discomfort as the levels of shock increase.

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British replication of Milgram Experiment

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Another "real life" example of obedience to perceived authority.

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BBC replication of Milgram's experiment, with full 450 volts.
Similar results to Milgram.

See also part 2 and part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzTuz0mNlwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmFCoo-cU3Y

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Video clips show the experiment and reactions of several of the participants. In this one, 75% (9/12) gave the full 450 volt shocks.

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Slide show and supporting materials describing the Stanford Prison Experiment.

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Video clip discussing the Fundamental Attribution Error - how we overlook the importance of the immediate social situation on behavior

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Description and re-enactment of Asch Conformity Experiment

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Milgram's original publication about his obedience studies.
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