Introduction The purpose of this experiment is to figure out whether or not lying affects heart rate. There has been research conducted on the same problem in the past. In fact, polygraphs, more commonly known as lie detectors, have existed for quite some time. The idea for a polygraph was brought about by Cesare Lombroso in the year 1895. He was an Italian psychiatrist who believed he could use factors such as blood pressure, heart rate, and physical behaviors to determine whether or not the test
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written by Leon Festinger and James Carlsmith at Stanford University in 1959. The point of the study was to find out if dissonance, or disharmony, is created when someone is made to do something they don’t want to do. Hypothesis The point of the study was to find out if making subjects perform a monotonous task would create cognitive dissonance. Experiment The study consisted of 71 male students from Introductory Psychology at Stanford University who were required to perform a series
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Observational Experiments 1 What are they? An observational experiment is an experiment that students perform when they are investigating a new phenomenon. Thus, they do not make predictions or have expectations about its outcome. Students need to collect data, analyze them and find a pattern in the data. They then need to explain the reasons for the pattern (if applicable), and/or construct a qualitative or quantitative relationship. 2 Why do you want to use them? Observational experiments have
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Obedience to Authority Making a significant contribution to social psychology, Stanley Milgram focused his studies on authority, specifically on how individuals react to it and are obedient to it. His groundbreaking and famous experiment surprised the world of social psychology, as well as society as a whole (Blass, 2002). Throughout this paper, the reasoning behind Milgram’s study of obedience to authority will be discussed. Additionally, the experiment will be explained, beginning with the formulation
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The experiment[edit] Milgram Experiment advertisement Three individuals were involved: the one running the experiment, the subject of the experiment (a volunteer), and a confederate pretending to be a volunteer. These three people fill three distinct roles: the Experimenter (an authoritative role), the professor (a role intended to obey the orders of the Experimenter), and the Learner (the recipient of stimulus from the Teacher). The subject and the actor both drew slips of paper to determine
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received slips that they were told were given to them randomly, when in fact, both had been given slips that read “teacher.” The actor claimed to receive a “learner” slip, so the teacher was deceived. Research Design: Despite the fact that the Milgram study is often referred to as an experiment, it is best classified as a
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attitudes, and morals. The study of conformity was first studied in the 1950s by Solomon Asch. His experiments were very important to the study of conformity. Asch wanted to find out how conformity could influence behavior. He did not want to focus on the general concepts like ethics, morals, attitudes, and belief systems. Instead, he focused on a more obvious concept which was perceptional conformity. Since he performed the experiment on a simple task, he was able to study conformity in a controlled
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Outline and evaluate one or more explanations of why people obey. One of the main reasons that people obey is the feeling of relinquishing personal responsibility. During the course of Milgram’s experiment, many participants enquired about responsibility; who would be to blame if any harm came to the learner? In many cases, informing the participant that the experimenter was completely responsible was reassurance enough to encourage the participants to continue with the deadly electric shocks.
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confidence. Stanley ensured that all his participants were protected from long lasting physical pain and psychological harm. Although Diana stated that “It has become more commonplace in psychological laboratory studies to manipulate, embarrass and discomfort subjects...Milgrams study is a case in point”, she was clearly mistaken. Milgram ensured that post-experimental treatment was administered to all the subjects. Although some patients during the experiment experienced some very unexpected symptoms
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Obedience, Authority and Moral Conflict Thomas E. Colley ENGL 213, P11: Writing in the Social and Natural Sciences Dr. Joan O’Leary January 28, 2010 Obedience, Authority and Moral Conflict In the 1963 report, “The Perils of Obedience,” psychologist Stanley Milgram detailed the results of experiments on the obedient response of individuals to the commands of an authority figure while experiencing moral conflict. Milgram conducted his experiments with diverse subjects in many countries
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