PERIOD 3 - MILGRAM EXPERIMENT

Milgram has defined obedience as “the psychological mechanism that links individual action to political purpose.” What do you think encourages obedience? Is it fear of punishment? A desire to please? A need to go along with the group? A belief in authority? As some students watched the film Obedience, some laughed. How do you account for that laughter? Is it because something was funny or was there another reason? Those who study human behavior say that laughter can be a way of relieving tension, showing embarrassment or expressing relief that someone else is “on the spot.” Which explanation is most appropriate in this case? How did the volunteers act as they administered the shocks? What did they say? What pressures were placed on them as the experiment continued? How did they decide whether to stop? Did you identify with any of the volunteers you observed in Obedience?

PERIOD 3 - THE LONGEST HATRED

You recently viewed the PBS documentary The Longest Hatred in class. Please share what you learned from the film with the class.  What did you learn that you did not know before watching the film?

PERIOD 1 - THE LONGEST HATRED

You recently viewed the PBS documentary The Longest Hatred in class. Please share what you learned from the film with the class. What did you learn that you did not know before watching the film?