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    Stanley Milgram believed that humans have a tendency to obey other people who are in position of authority over them even if‚ in obeying‚ they violate their personal codes of moral and ethical behavior.   Milgram believed that in some situations‚ the human tendency to obey is so deeply ingrained and powerful that it cancels out a person’s ability to behave morally‚ ethically‚ or even sympathetically. In 1963 Milgram carried out an experiment. He hypothesized that individuals who would never intentionally

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    Stanley Milgram

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    Stanley Milgram Stanley milgram: born august 15th‚ 1933. Died December 20th 1984 (aged 51) He was the middle of three children. Milgram attended James Monroe High School in New York City. He was also involved in his schools theatre productions‚ which later influenced the realistic experiences his subjects underwent in his experiments. Stanley Milgram attended Queens College in New York City. He then applied to Harvard’s department of social relations Ph.D. program‚ but was rejected on the basis

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    The Milgram Experiment Outline Topic: The Milgram experiment I) The experiment A) Who was involved with the experiment? B) How they got participants C) What the subjects thought was happening i)Learning Task ii) Memory Study iii) Electric shock for wrong answer iv) “Prods” to continue the shocks D) What actually happened i) It was a test for obedience not memory ii) Vocal response from the victims

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    Understanding and Supporting Behaviour Challenging behaviour is defined as any behaviour that affects the physical safety of a person or persons putting them at risk of serious harm or injury that could place individuals in danger or jeopardy. Four forms of challenging behaviour are:- Self-harm‚ using sharp objects to cause injury e.g. cutting slashes skin to cause scars and bleeding. Withdrawn behaviours‚ such as; speaking behind a hand‚ non-verbalisation‚ having a hood over the head‚ hiding

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    Stanley Milgram Milgram‚ Stanley. Behavioral Study of Obedience (1963). Question? Why would people obey a legitimate authority figure even if they were asked to do something that was clearly and morally wrong? Hypothesis Milgram want to test the GADH (German’s Are Different Hypothesis)‚ which was currently being used by historians to explain the systematic destruction of millions of Jews‚ Poles and other’s in the 1930’s and 1940’s. This hypothesis maintains • Hitler could not have

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    Communication involves sharing of thoughts and experiences in a meaningful manner while assimilating‚ processing‚ and responding to the person one is talking with. The mode and manner of communication may vary according to the situation. •It enables understanding – Communication enables people to understand the necessity for change‚ the reasons for performing... • It is unavoidable – It is impossible not to communicate‚ since we

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    I don’t think this experiment should be replicated today. The reason being is that the Generation we have today has a different mindset and that the experiment is unethical in my view. In 1961‚ Milgram was able to make the participants agree with the experiment. These results led to people trying out these trails because the participants knew the shock would be painful but not dangerous. With that being said‚ it shows you the mindset of the people during that time. People were laid back and were

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    study of how our behaviour is influenced by the presence‚ attitudes and actions of others‚ whether it be actual‚ implied or imagined. The approach also looks at how behaviour may be affected by group membership and by social situation‚ and includes our wider culture Obedience refers to following direct orders from an individual in a position of authority:  compliance – following instructions without necessarily agreeing with them  conformity – adopting the attitudes and behaviours of others‚ even

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    Milgram and Zimbrado

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    Similarity #1. Participants in both studies had a difficult time ending their participation‚ and most continued all the way until the end. The reasons for this were similar in both studies. Similarity #2. Both Milgram and Zimbardo stated reported the effects of personality differences were very limited. For Zimbardo‚ the only personality characteristic that seemed to have any effect was authoritarianism; and this characteristic was important only for prisoner behavior. Those prisoners who were

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    MilgramS. (1974) Obedience to Authority. Predictions and variations conclusion. Summary of Milgram’s study detailing the average levels of shock ‘teachers’ administered and the percentage of ‘teachers’ administering the maximum voltage with results reported by prediction and type of authority variation. The data shows during the experimental conditions the highest average voltage that ‘teachers’ stopped administering shocks was in the original study (368 Volts) with the highest percentage of

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