A London "Times" article yesterday (Friday) indicated that there will be some disagreement about how closely the new study replicates Milgram's:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5367721.ece Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org ****************************************************************** [tips] Milgram's obedience experiment: replication sblack Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:13:29 -0800 According to an item on CNN: ww.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/19/milgram.experiment.obedience/index.html American Psycholgist is set to publish in its January 2009 edition a replication of the classic Milgram study. This is the one that no one thought could ever be attempted again, given current restrictions imposed by research ethics committees and the concern that the study may have caused lasting harm to its participants. But it now has been done again, by Jerry Burger at Santa Clara University, albeit with some tweaking of the methodology to alleviate concern. According to the CNN report, it finds that the original Milgram findings hold up well today, almost 50 years later. We seem to be about as obedient as we once were. Scary, isn't it? I checked at the AP site, and the study doesn't appear to be out yet. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
