ASSIGNMENT 3: Watch portions of The Human Behavior Experiments and answer the questions that follow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVpV73wSyG8 Part
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ASSIGNMENT 3: Watch portions of The Human Behavior Experiments and answer the questions that follow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVpV73wSyG8 Part 1: Milgram (Watch this section of the video: 1:19-5:38) 1. What was Milgram's fascination?
2. Describe Milgram's motive for his experiment.
3. Describe Milgram's 40 subjects.
4. Describe the labels on the shock machine.
5. Describe those men who went to the highest level of shock.
6. What is meant by "shedding responsibility?"
7. What percent of the subjects went to the top of the shock board?
8. [Not in the video] Could this research be repeated today? Why or why not?
Part 2: Zimbardo (Watch this section of the video: 25:28-35:30) 1. What was the purpose of Zimbardo's Prison Experiment?
2. How were respondents chosen?
3. How did the uniforms affect the roles of both the "guards" and the "prisoners"?
4. What was the first key turning point in the experiment?
5. What was the second major turning point?
6. After the fourth day, how did it turn especially humiliating?
7. Why was the experiment stopped after only six days?
8. [Not in the video] Could this research be repeated today? Why or why not?