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.­

Solution

Week 4 Discussion: Obedience

Milgram’s study on obedience aimed at investigating the level of human obedience if a person is made to believe that he is inflicting pain on others. The study wanted to establish to what extent can a person continue observing the rule even if he believes that he is continue to hurt another party.

Yes, I would have responded the same way as highlighted by participants in the study. This is because the teacher was not aware of all material facts regarding the study. The teacher was made to believe that the test subjects were undergoing pain. He was more concerned about their…………..please follow the link below to access the solution at $5