| 120 volts | → | Ugh! Hey, this really hurts. |
| 150 volts | → | Ugh!!! Experimenter! That’s all. Get me out of here. I told you I had heart trouble. My heart’s starting to bother me now. Get me out of here, please. My heart’s starting to bother me. I refuse to go on. Let me out. |
| 210 volts | → | Ugh!! Experimenter! Get me out of here. I’ve had enough. I won’t be in the experiment any more. |
| 270 volts | → | (Agonized scream.) Let me out of here. Let me out of here. Let me out of here. Let me out. Do you hear? Let me out of here. |
| 300 volts | → | (Agonized scream.) I absolutely refuse to answer any more. Get me out of here. You can’t hold me here. Get me out. Get me out of here. |
| 315 volts | → | (Intensely agonized scream.) I told you I refuse to answer. I’m no longer part of this experiment. |
| 330 volts | → | (Intense and prolonged agonized scream.) Let me out of here. Let me out of here. My heart’s bothering me. Let me out, I tell you. (Hysterically) Let me out of here. Let me out of here. You have no right to hold me here. Let me out! Let me out! Let me out! Let me out of here! Let me out! Let me out! |
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| This table shows examples of the learner’s protests at different voltage levels. If the teacher administered shocks beyond the 330-volt level, the learner’s agonized screams were replaced with an ominous silence. Source: Milgram (1974a). |