Hi Rick and Michael got what I was after, not just about Milgram, but some of the other experiments as well. That is, they were not SCARY in the sense presented on the website as something horrific done to human beings (or animals in some examples). To me, what is scary about Milgram is the level of obedience elicited (and confirmed in a real life study with nurses, also on the list of 25, and other replications).
Happy Hallowe'en! Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] Department of Psychology University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 CANADA >>> "Britt, Michael" <[email protected]> 30-Oct-09 3:49 PM >>> Based upon what I found after a careful review of the recent Milgram replication study (and other pubs), it is not true that participants "claimed they were traumatized for life". Michael Britt [email protected] www.thepsychfiles.com On Oct 30, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Rick Froman wrote: > I think the debunking Stephen is asking about involved claims made > on the "25 Scariest" site including this sentence about the Milgram > study: "Later, many participants claimed they were traumatized for > life after discovering that they were capable of such inhumane > behavior." My understanding is that that did not happen. > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > Professor of Psychology > Box 3055 > John Brown University > 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > [email protected] > (479)524-7295 > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 3:20 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Scary experiments > > On 30 Oct 2009 at 15:41, Jim Clark wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Here's a link to the 25 scary experiments, courtesy of Jeff Ricker >> on PESTs, and my comment on the >> examples. ricopa.edu> 30-Oct-09 12:21 PM >> >> http://io9.com/5390389/25-of-the-scariest-science-experiments-ever-conducted >> > > I was just going to complain that the author of that website, > Annalee Newitz, ripped off The Chronicle of Higher Education. > Oops! It seems the CHE got it from that website. What I clicked > on on the Chronicle site took me to her website but I didn't > notice. Good thing I didn't leave a nasty comment for Annalee. > > Jim also said: > >> claims about at least some of the examples have >> been debunked: e.g., Milgram experiment as noted by one >> commenter > > I thought that Milgram held up pretty well despite difficulties in > repeating it for ethical reasons. Perhaps Jim could elaborate on > this debunking. > > 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]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
