This is a video clip of an experiment done in the early 1960s by Stanley Milgram, a Yale University psychologist. It touches on issues about just how far a person will go because an authority tells him he "has to do it."
Also, I was mistaken about the time; it's actually 44 minutes long. You don't need to watch the whole thing; just watch the first bit to get a good idea of the experiment, then watch a few of the people's reactions, and check out the end. If you read this article, you will get a good idea of what's going on in the video:
https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%80%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%A8_%EC%8B%A4%ED%97%98
I hope it's thought-provoking!
Video is here: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTQzMzQ2MjI0.html
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During Thursday's class we are going to do extemporaneous speeches on topics derived from this video and the last one, Allegro non troppo. After the speeches, we can have some time for discussion.
Happy watching!
I've seen a movie named 'Experiment', which is the filmed version of Stanford Prison Experiment. In real world, most of the people know that they're responsiblel for what they do; in the test, however, in this case, the two phrases, "I'll get the full responsibility" and "Please keep doing the test." made the participatents to releave and even justify that this test is for greater good and therefore the test must go on.
ReplyDeleteThis is Jason
ReplyDeleteI've known that this kind of experiment. I know something about Police Authority; If police officer, who was fake, order poeple pick up some trashes littered on the street, they pick them up, eventhough they didn't throw them on the street.
After I saw that, I can't be sure that I don't do that like the people. I thought that I've done everything what I want to do, not someone else's order. But under that kind of authority, I am not sure. Acually, remembering the time of military, I think I've done something that I didn't want to do or I shouldn't do. My boss ordered us that we needed to give the juniors hard time in staying for a while. Because, so, they would get to know what the army camp is, and they wouldn't be lazy. I didn't think it was necessary. But I had to do. It is kind of minor example, but I guess, many people do something which they don't think right under the authority.
And I think up one question about this.
Do you think it is good not to follow the order from your boss and someone?
Don't you think that kind of people might be an antisocialist?
Good evening Brian, this is Grace.
ReplyDeleteUm, the first thing that I thought was 'Why did they do this?', 'why did they want to experiment about this?'
Of course, they did that for human being, or for academic development, and also 'the students' were actually actors, but I don't think that that experiment hadn't any effect on the people who acted as a 'teacher'.
My thought could be only sympathetic thinking, but I feel not good to that experiment, I don't know why.
However, maybe for that experiment, psychologist could discover more about human being.
See you soon!
I couldnt watch whole time of this vedio.
ReplyDeletewatched only few time.
then, it's my comment that 'people obey power'.
Hi, brian. This is Mindy.
ReplyDeleteThat experiment was ridiculous.