Just a clarification that is made in the NYT article: There are two forthcoming articles on Milgram:
(a) One is by Dominic Parker (quoted below) but his article will appear in the APS jounal "Perspectives on Psychological Science" and (b) One is by Jerry M. Burger which will appear in the APA's "American Psychologist". Burger's research was shown on ABCnews "Primetime" program, a link to the video (available on Google Video) was posted to TIPS earlier this year by Chris Green: http://tinyurl.com/2njwm9 Burger also has links to the ABC story and broadcast as well as access to a "pre-copyright" version of the article to appear in the American Psychologist. See: http://www.scu.edu/cas/psychology/faculty/burger.cfm -Mike Palij New York University [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:26:26 -0700, Miguel Roig wrote: >The following short NY Times article on an upcoming reanalysis of >Milgram's data to be published in American Psychologist should be of >interest to many of you. > http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/health/research/01mind.html?8dpc# <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/health/research/01mind.html?8dpc> >From the article: >The participants usually began with what they thought were 15-volt >shocks, and worked upward in 15-volt increments, as the experimenter >instructed. At 75 volts, the "learner" in the next room began grunting >in apparent pain. At 150 volts he cried out: "Stop, let me out! I don't >want to do this anymore." >At that point about a third of the participants refused to continue, >found Dominic Packer, author of the new paper. "The previous expressions >of pain were insufficient," Dr. Packer said. But at 150 volts, he >continued, those who disobeyed decided that the learner's right to stop >trumped the experimenter's right to continue. Before the end of the >experiments, at 450 volts, an additional 10 to 15 percent had dropped >out. This appreciation of another's right is crucial in interrogation, Dr. >Packer suggests. When prisoners' rights are ambiguous, inhumane >treatment can follow. Milgram's work, in short, makes a statement about >the importance of human rights, as well as obedience. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
