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Episode Synopsis
Happy Friday! This week we're taking a deep dive into the controversial Milgram Shock Experiments from the early 1960s. Would you obey? How far do YOU think is too far in the pursuit of knowledge?Sources:Cherry, Kendra. “Understanding the Milgram Experiment in Psychology.” Very Well Mind, 13 Aug 2024, www.verywellmind.com/the-milgram-obedience-experiment-2795243. Accessed 30 Mar 2025.McLeod, Saul. “Stanley Milgram Shock Experiment.” Simply Psychology, 14 Mar 2025, www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html. Accessed 30 Mar 2025.Russell, Nestar. “Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Studies: An Ethical and Methodological Assessment.” Philosophia Scientia, vol. 28, no. 2, 2024, pp. 107-129, journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/4370?lang=en#tocto2n1. Accessed 30 Mar 2025.Seltzer, Leon F. “Why We Laugh When We’re Nervous.” Psychology Today, 4 Aug 2021, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/202108/why-we-laugh-when-were-nervous. Accessed 30 Mar 2025.Music: https://pixabay.com/users/lsmusic-46357977/
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