The Milgram Experiment

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The Milgram Experiment Stanley Milgram, an American social psychologist, carried out an experiment in the United States in 1961, asking the question: "How far will a human being go if an anonymous authority orders him to torture or even to kill a fellow human?" I was approached in the street for no particular reason and I became one of those unlucky few who became part of the experiment. I had nothing in particular planned for the day just the usual browsing around the shops and maybe buy a few t-shirts. I had just walked out of a shop when a good-looking young woman caught me of guard. She asked me to participate in an experiment, which was being conducted at Yale University. Usually I would say no without listening to their proposal but seeing as this young lady was quite attractive I stayed around hoping for a date with her. But instead I ended up accepting her proposal to enter the experiment. She was quite brief about what I was actually signing up for but I was up for anything. The next day I arrived at Yale University with a great sense anxiety as to what I was going to be asked to do. I had never been to this University before so as I began to walk to the front desk I felt a slightly uneasy as I was in an unfamiliar place. The man at the desk told me to go down the second corridor on my left and wait there. As I approached the designated spot a man who looked about the same age as me approached me. We began causally talking to each other when I realised that he was here for the same experiment. Finding someone else who was involved in the experiment made be a little more comfortable with the situation. Moments later a tall, mysterious looking figure strolled towards us and asked our names. He introduced himself as Professor Milgram, he then lead us both down a series of corridors until we came to a large steel door labelled:

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