After learning about the Milgram Obedience Experiment, were you surprised that participants went through with the experiment and why? Why do you think the participants continued to push the button that supposedly administered a shock to the other participant (“student”) in the experiment? Which variables do you think influenced conformity in this experiment?

Discussion Board 10: Authority and Obedience

After learning about the Milgram Obedience Experiment, were you surprised that participants went through with the experiment and why? Why do you think the participants continued to push the button that supposedly administered a shock to the other participant (“student”) in the experiment? Which variables do you think influenced conformity in this experiment? In your explanation, make sure to use information from the text.

Chapter 14: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/48

Required Videos: YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpdUbW8vbw

YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdpdUbW8vbw