Psychology and More

The Advances in the History of Psychology weblog points to a story about a real-life example of Milgram’s obedience effects…

Advances in the History of Psychology — Milgram Study Comes to Life (Again):

This past August a Massachusetts institution that specializes in the treatment of people with autism, mental retardation, and emotional problems, the Judge Rotenberg center, was tricked into delivering dozens of electric shocks to two of its special education students when staff were ordered to do so over the telephone by a former student posing as a school supervisor.

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