1.1 Jerry Burger's Replication of the Milgram Study

Jerry Burger's Replication of the Milgram Study

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How far are you willing to go if an authority figure asks you to do something? At what point does your conscience and demands from an authority figure clash? These were the questions that were asked by Stanley Milgram and led to a series of experiments that are possibly the most famous – and infamous – in Social Psychology. In this video Jerry Burger replicates the Milgram study and the results are shocking.

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1. The learner mentions he has a heart condition. What was the purpose of this statement?

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2. What does the learner do when he is supposedly shocked at 75 volts?

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3. The teacher starts to laugh while doing this experiment. Why?

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5. Why do the teachers obey the experimenter?

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6. How many men gave the highest shock?

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7. Why is 150 volts the magic number?

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