The Milgram Experiment

A short dramatization of Stanley Milgram's 1961 psychology experiment.

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[avraks]

No, the experiments started in 61. Stanley Milgram published the results in 63.

[Tazwegian]

well done, good to see someone as young as you make a positive and meaningful contribution to youtube.

[hypercrazyemo]

This is brilliant =D

thank you, has helped so much with my psychology

[LaSeuleEtoile]

Wrong, but perhaps necessary. I believe it is important that we all know we have the capability to kill someone. So that we can keep ourselves in check, and never again bend to the rules of some inhumane dictator.

[LaSeuleEtoile]

Yes. Although it doesn't actually specify why, it just shows that people obey and authority figures, even when what they are being asked to do is wrong. Purely because of the fact that they are a figure of authority.

[ThankYouAndHello]

@sarahlou77 Enough had happened in the world before 1961 to base set ethics on.

[sarahlou77]

Well done, I actually enjoyed watching this! It may have been an experiment against all ethics, but imagine what could have happened without the results... Besides, without such experiments, there would probably be nothing to base the set ethics on.

[corn105]

is this experiment in any way related to why people obey others 2 do inhumane things? Can somebody please explain?

[Beauch87]

That was the first thing that came to mind when I studied Milgram as well. The concept is devastating. I do love Derren Brown's version as well though, but I wish he'd delved more into the aftermath (there were hints that some of the subjects took it harder than others).

[avraks]

Obediance was still at 47.5 percent.

[avraks]

Derren Brown repeated it not long ago.

Non of the participants seemed to take any damage from it, but hopefully those who went through with the entire "treatment" learned something.