The new reanalysis of disobedience in the original Milgram studies (Packer,
2008, Perspectives on Psychological Science vol. 3 no. 4) also suggests that
the Burger article is no really a replication. This is because according to
Packer, there is a bimodal distribution in the original Milgram
participants. The majority of those who disobeyed did so soon after 150
volts (the end point of the Burger study), while those who obeyed continued
to do so despite protests of pain, agony, possible unconsciousness, etc.
Given that Burger didn't go beyond 150 volts, we really don't know how many
would have continued to obey.
Paul Okami
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From: "Allen Esterson" <[email protected]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
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Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:40 AM
Subject: [tips] Milgram's obedience experiment: replication
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
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[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
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