[News] Still today, most will torture if ordered: study

[Moontanman]

Still today, most will torture if ordered: study

 

Dec. 19, 2008

Reuters

 

Some things nev*er change. Sci*en*tists say they have rep*li*cat*ed an ex*pe*ri*ment in which peo*ple would obe*di*ently give pain*ful shocks to oth*ers if promp*ted to do so by au*thor*ity fig*ures.

 

Still today, most will torture if ordered: study

[pamela]

i wouldn't need to be ordered to torture that species 8472;)

[belovelife]

http://hypography.com/forums/watercooler/2752-quality-jokes-and-humor.html

 

Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the

cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it.

Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb

towards the banana. AS soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of

the other monkeys with cold water.

After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the

same result all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water.

Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other

monkeys will try to prevent it.

Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from

the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the

banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror,

all of the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and

attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be

assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and

replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is

attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with

enthusiasm! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new

one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey

takes to the stairs, he is attacked.

Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea

why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are

participating in beating the newest monkey.

After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the

remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water.

Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for

the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know that's the way

it's always been done around here.

 

And that, my friends, is how a company policy begins.

 

this is all i have to say

[Turtle]

Here is a thread on the original work of Milgram: >> :confused: http://hypography.com/forums/political-sciences/12398-obedience-to-authority-an-experimental-view.html