The Milgram Experiment 1962 The Holocaust During WWII

The Milgram Experiment (1962)

The Holocaust • During WWII, Nazi Germany committed a genocide that murdered 14 million people, including 6 million Jews. • Many of the soldiers, officers, and government officials responsible were put on trial. One of the most common

Stanley Milgram-–Yale University • Stanley Milgram set up a study to test the limits of obedience in average people. • He recruited a large number of men from a variety of occupations, ages, and education levels.

-The “Teacher” was seated at an electric switchboard, and told to repeat word phrases back and forth with the “Learner” -Each time the ”Learner” made a mistake, the “Teacher” was to give them a shock.

As the Shocks increased… As the shocks increased in intensity, the “Learner” would begin to protest: • Hitting the walls • Shouting out in pain • Saying that they have a heart condition. • Demanding to be let go from the experiment. • Refusing to participate or answer any more

“Teacher” protested : The Experiment er would prompt them to

Expert Predictions: • College students, middle-class adults, and psychiatrists predicted that participants would disobey by 135 volts. • None predicted that subjects would shock the victims past 300 volts. • Psychiatrists predicted that less than 1 person in 1000 would obey the

The Results: 65% of participants (ALMOST 2/3 rds) Obeyed all the way to the end! https: //www. youtube. com/ watch? v=m. OUEC 5 YXV 8 U

Why do people obey? ? ? • Felt that the person in charge was trustworthy & knew what they were doing. • Felt that the person in charge was responsible for any harm done, not them.