BreYanna L Carter
2. a) The piece was really interesting and it portrayed an experiment that attempted to explain why people obey authority figures. Whether wrong or right, the people that were used in the experiment wanted someone to blame for their actions when they were questioned why they went along with it.
b) The results are valid because the subjects were not informed on what the experiment was, as far as they knew, they were simply doing a job. Another observation made is that the subjects came from various backgrounds which brings me to the conclusion that it was not biased in any manner.
c) The methods were sound because it did not harm anyone. It all goes back to the experimenters testing to see how people will responds when asked to harm someone else from an authority figure.
d) The controversy in this experiment is that many people found it hard to believe that people would be unethical to other individuals only to be obedient to an authority figure.
e) I think that most people would still, in this decade, fall for this situation again because people are generally self-centered initially and do not realize how bad of an action it was until after the fact. For an example, in class when the question came up on whether a student would accept a higher grade if, and only if all his or her peers grades went down. People still agreed to it, so that is enough proof that it can still happen and people would fall for this experiment.
3. a) When I seen this video in high school, it shocked me and watching it again it still seems unreal that normal people would agree/ fall for this. And although the video was very similar to the article, watching it can bring the viewer to a different level.
b) My feelings have not been altered about the Milgrams experiment. The concept is great; however, a concern would be the learner and making sure he or she is not actually being harmed.
