Posted by Ritch on April 6, 2002, at 13:53:31
In reply to Milgram and what kind of people pressed the button, posted by jane d on April 6, 2002, at 11:08:35
> > Yes, it is scary. There was something else about those experiments that was very interesting and I can't remember what it was. It had something to do with an analysis of the people that were told to give the shocks. People with certain types of occupations tended to follow the orders blindly, whereas others would question them or stopped much sooner. I wish I could remember that information.
> >
> > Mitch
>
> Mitch,
> Even if you could remember it might not be relevant today. Just knowing about the original experiments might be enough to make people respond differently today. The results have influenced the way several generations raised their children to think about authority.
> JaneHi Jane,
That is a good point. I believe from reading my high school psychology book they mentioned that participants who had "people" jobs tended not to continue administering the shocks. I think they mentioned teachers and lawyers. Hmmm. I wonder if lawyers would be all that compassionate nowadays. It would be interesting to see if they could repeat the same experiment in a different way and see what the socio-cultural changes have ocurred since (in a historical context).
Mitch
poster:Ritch
thread:21526
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020403/msgs/21564.html