The Human Psyche

In the 60s, a group of scientist conducted experiments that tested the human psyche. The now deemed unethical experiments, were well documented and now a group is replicating the tests. Known as the Milgram Experiment, researchers at California's Santa Clara University are hard at work to replicate the results. Why? i wish i knew

"In the experiment, the test subject -- called a 'teacher' -- is given a list of word questions and a control panel, capable of delivering electric shocks. On the other side of a blind partition, a 'learner' sits and tries to answer the teacher's questions correctly, each incorrect answer warranting a shock of an increasingly high voltage. Unbeknownst to the teacher, the learner is in fact an actor, and not at all a subject of the experiment. While the learner is not in fact being shocked, the teacher is fully convinced that he is, hearing pained shouts following each flick of the switch. Researchers stand by to observe for how long these 'teachers' will inflict pain upon their 'learners,' simply for the reason that the researchers order them to continue."



[Via Switched]