Milgram Experiment (Derren Brown)

kero552 Says:

Nov 23, 2008 - Try reading Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, really interesting.

sman31186 Says:

Nov 24, 2008 - phycology 101 a high school class, or any phych/soc. class thereafter

MusicOfEpirus Says:

Nov 24, 2008 - Great experiment. I'd flip the first time i heard the slightest noise from the other room. There'd be NO point in me sitting in another room, if I'm just reading and punishing somebody.

Dries000 Says:

Nov 24, 2008 - I did say *only*, as in I'm surprised only one of the people involved knew what it was.

Dries000 Says:

Nov 24, 2008 - I did say *only*, as in I'm surprised only one of the people involved knew what it was.

fullmetalchemy Says:

Nov 25, 2008 - dude this experiment has been replicated over 60 times and done in countless different ways. The results are identical. 65% of people would kill a man because a guy in a white coat says he'll be fine. Your more obedient than u think.

jdb47games Says:

Nov 25, 2008 - It makes no difference how often the results are replicated, as the experimenters would just be replicating the fundamental flaw in methodology I've highlighted. No doubt some test subjects genuinely though they were administering shocks, but how many others were just playing along?

jdb47games Says:

Nov 25, 2008 - ...I meant to write 'thought', not 'though'.

VIABellum Says:

Nov 25, 2008 - Based on the subjects reactions, I doubt it. Also, this is an academic test, not a game or entertainment.

fullmetalchemy Says:

Nov 26, 2008 - still, what are the chances that every single time this was replicated that they would come up with almost the same results. The flaw is possible, true enough, but over the years there has been over 1,000 subjects, making this one of the largest experiments in the history of social psychology. In every experiment there are lurking variables, but through replication you can show that the variable is smaller than previously thought.

sikidsus20 Says:

Nov 27, 2008 - You say that quite casually, yet you give no proof of it. I make the claim that this experiment is actually more difficult than normal to perceive it's true meaning, because the false point of experiment is extremely convincing. Anyone who has had kids, or taken care of kids, knows that the most efficient way for a kid to learn is through a punishment system. I would say that the results might be hard to duplicate because of the history of the experiment, but this video seems to show otherwise.

JonathanBloggs Says:

Nov 27, 2008 - Nah, I think not mate - wishful thinking on your part.

JonathanBloggs Says:

Nov 27, 2008 - Before I even knew about Milgram I was shocked when I heard that 'I was following orders' isn't considered a good excuse. You get fucking shot if you don't follow orders, what better excuse is there?

ashc241185 Says:

Nov 27, 2008 - Exactly my point mate, I'd like to see the idiots that say that have disobeyed the Gestapo. I obviously agree with most people that the Holocaust was a terrible event, but if the SS had said kill that jew or we'll shoot you I would have damn well done it. That's the natural instinct of self preservation, and anyone who says they would have rather sacrificed themself is either lying, deluded or plain stupid.

RaynardAlcampor Says:

Nov 27, 2008 - So one who chooses to save another person's life over their own is stupid? People's morals vary from person to person.

sikidsus20 Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - I must point out, as I keep seeing people mention it, that this experiment was NOT made to find out why the holocaust happened. There are multiple reasons, and it can never be explained through a psychological experiment. The holocaust was simply something that Milgram saw, and became interested in destructive behavior overall. He himself admitted that the experiment cannot explain the holocaust, or be used in the defense of anyone included in those acts. It cannot be made that simple.

ashc241185 Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - Unless it's someone you know and care about then yes. Why the fuck would you want to give up your life for some random person and no good reason to do so?

Winthorpej Says:

Nov 28, 2008 - > this experiment was NOT made to find out why the> holocaust happened.Certainly, Milgram's experiment wasn't intended to reveal the sole reason the Holocaust occurred. But it was indeed intended to shed light on a significant factor: people obeying authority figures even when their instructions are immoral. Milgram himself was quite clear on that inspiration for his experiments.

RaynardAlcampor Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - Yeah. I agree on that. I wouldn't just lose my life to a random person, but a person I truly care for and love.

ashc241185 Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - There's only one person I would sacrifice my life for. My girlfirend.

FernandoTorrera Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - ive known about this experiment since highschool maybe even middle school. I would think that people today would recognize the experiment and just right off say hey man im not doing this or affect the data. but these people dont seem to know.

JoMomma239 Says:

Nov 29, 2008 - where is part 2?(the thiest.. er theft thingie he said lol)

johnbstroud Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - Ouch! Let me out of my shit job.

zelda1ftw1imo Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - My friend told me about this,very interesting stuff

AYDIN201 Says:

Dec 2, 2008 - I'm surprised after the criticism Milgram received from carrying out the experiment and the change in guidelines for psychology experiment that people are still making replications in the present day.