Milgram experiment on obedience

I mentioned the Milgram experiments in class today. The YouTube video has been removed, but it is still up at the moment on Google video, so here it is.



I also have placed a local copy in the COMP3505 resources directory.

Have a think about ethical clearance while you watch this...

The experiments have recently been replicated by UK illusionist Derren Brown, as part of a show where he manipulated people so that they would conduct an armed heist of a security van outside a bank. This is more sensationalist and less scientific, but they did replicate the experiment quite accurately as part of this show, and the final clip is testament to how susceptible some people can be to an onslaught of suggestion.

--Stephen.