The Milgram Experiment
Discussion Board: The Milgram Experiment
Overview
The Milgram experiment on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram. They measured the willingness of study participants, men from a diverse range of occupations with varying education levels, to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their conscience. Participants were led to believe that they were assisting an unrelated experiment in which they had to administer electric shocks to a “learner.†These fake electric shocks gradually increased to levels that would have been fatal had they been real.
Instructions
Watch the video Milgram Experiment – Big History NL, Threshold 6Links to an external site. (5:04).
Discussion Prompts
- Under what situations would you follow the authority who ordered actions that went against your conscience?
- Could you have administered these electrical shocks, even if they were for experimental purposes? Why or why not?
Citation: BigHistoryNL. (2013, March 19). Milgram experiment – Big history NL, threshold 6 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/xOYLCy5PVgM
Due
- Initial post due Wednesday, by 11:59 p.m.
- Responses to two classmates’ posts due Saturday, by 11:59 p.m.
This schedule ensures you have adequate time to prepare initial responses, read through the posts, and supply meaningful reactions that extend the conversation.
Submission and Assessment Guidelines
- Post to the Discussion Board in Canvas. For help on how to submit discussion posts, review How do I reply to a discussion as a student?Links to an external site.
- In order to earn full credit, the initial post must contain 200 words.
- Respond to at least two (2) of your peers’ posts in a substantive manner. In order to earn full credit, response posts must contain 100 words in each post. Please review the rubric for additional details.
- Remember that a substantive post should provide a reason for your beliefs. In other words, why do you feel the way you feel? Your opinion is acceptable, but you must have a solid rationale for it. You will need to respond critically and persuasively.
- Responses that include comments like “I agree†or “Good point†are not accepted as required responses.
- Review the Discussion Board Rubric for grading criteria. For instructions on how to view the rubric for this assignment, review How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion?Links to an external site.
- This discussion is worth 30 points.
- Discussions posted after the due date but within the assigned week will receive a 10% deduction. No points will be earned for posts submitted after the assigned week.
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