Read the introduction to Chapter 9 (Psychology): Obedience to Authority as well as the first two essays in our textbook, Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum, 10th ed.:
"Opinions and Social Pressure," Solomon E. Asch.
"The Perils of Obedience," Stanley Milgram.
***There will be a reading quiz in which you answer the following question, using your text as support. However, because this is so, you have a very short time limit of 20 minutes, and are expected to have come prepared for the short quiz:
Milgram justifies his experiment by the value of his results. Discuss the extent to which Milgram inflicted suffering on the participants in his experiments.
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I also recommend reading ahead, the essay "The Stanford Prison Experiment" by Philip K. Zimbardo, if you have time. We will ultimately read and discuss this essay, as we work towards the next step in research -- putting together an Annotated Bibliography -- which we will start work on Thursday.
You might further be interested in our textbook's website. It has a Student Resource section full of extra insight into the readings and strategies we work on in our class.
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