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RE: People Still Obey Authority to Harm Others, Shows a New Milgram Experiment Study
I'm glad they consider the regional influence. It would be interesting to see how people from different parts of the world/ religions/ cultures would handle the Milgram test. Maybe that would be a way to start turning Anthropology into a slightly more empirical science.
Indeed, that's something I noticed of importance too. I thought these tests were done in various areas already... but nope it doesn't seem to be the case. No matter where we are, there is authority that influences us from the cradle to the grave hehe. Thanks for the feedback.
I think I remember learning in Intro Psych that due to the nature of this experiment, they're not really allowed to do it in places with stricter guidelines around psychological testing. Same with the prison guard experiments; if it is going to cause any sort of psychological harm or you can't be transparent with the subjects, you are generally not allowed to perform the experiment. Thanks for the quality post!
makes sense, although people are being confined and fined and judged almost daily, what if all that was really measured, if you take a step back the whole legal system produces psychological harm >D