milgram

Question 1

Stanley Milgram (1933 – 1984)

Answer 1

• Wanted explanation for the actions of Germans during the Second World War (1939 – 1945)
• Studies began in 1961, same time as trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem
• “Banality of Evil” – responsibility vs. doing your job
• Why were the Germans particularly obedient during the Second World War?

Question 2

What is obedience?

Answer 2

Obedience: Compliance with the requests of others

• Requests are perceived as a command
• Compliance of person is due to perceived authority of asker

Question 3

more recent evidence

Answer 3

Strip search phone scam –1995 – 2004 –70 occurrences reported in 30 states of USA
• Man called fast-food restaurants –Pretended to be a cop –Convinced managers to stripsearch female employees
•Pranknet (Prank University)