Human Behavior Experiments-Great Social Psychology Video

When in search of great resources for my class, I will often record and digitize shows for my classroom use.  When preparing for today's class, I discovered that one of my favorites was online.

This show is called, "Human Behavior Experiments" and appeared on Court TV in 2006.  It is a great social psychology overview focusing on both the original research of Zimbardo (prison study), Milgram (obedience), and Darley and Latane (bystander intervention and apathy). This includes original footage along with content dealing with real-life examples that are truly unbelievable including the Abu Graib prison situation in Iraq.

Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfddDbWYL8Q



posted by Chuck Schallhorn

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List of Top Unethical Psychological Studies

Quick post this morning.

The usual suspects are here and Mental Floss has created a list of the most unethical psychological studies ever done.  The list also has several clips that can be found on YouTube.  There are overviews of the Zimbardo prison study, Milgram, Little Albert, Darley and Latane's research on bystander effect, Harlow and his monkeys, and more.  Could be a great handout or discussion starter about the ethics of research for students.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/52787/10-famous-psychological-experiments-could-never-happen-today


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Milgram Obedience Study Slide Show

The New York Times website includes a brief slide show and basic explanation of Stanley Milgram's famous study on obedience. Pictures of follow-up studies Milgram did after the original groundbreaking study including one shot of the "learner" in the same room as the "teacher" are included. All of the photographs are from the personal collection of Alexandra Milgram. The slide show can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/06/30/science/070108-MIND_index.html

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