06-13-2005, 11:10 PM
Nystul,Jun 13 2005, 03:13 PM Wrote:The problem is that, since the shock experiments were not real, you would have to be careful what conclusions you draw from them. While the people in the experiment complied with the authority figures to an extreme extent, their judgment in doing so was actually right, because the authority figures actually were ethical, and nobody was actually being harmed in the experiment. Then it becomes impossible to draw any meaningful objective conclusions from the experiment, and any subjective conclusions would only be available to those who witnessed the entire process firsthand. The acting job of the "student" is relatively straightforward, but the acting job of the "authority figure" is a much more complex one , which could have huge results on the outcome of the experiment.[right][snapback]80455[/snapback][/right]But if the person thought that it was real, it's the same (to them) as being real.