Compare And Contrast Milgram And Zimbardo

Between Milgram and Zimbardo, their main objective for their experiments was to research on human behavior. In both instances, they had predicted their results but were shocked to find out that the results were total opposite of what they thought would happen. However, both experiments had many similarities and differences on how their experiment had affected their subjects. Even though these research experiments were conducted years ago, it does matter to society today by how people obey authority now a day is a much different result as to before. In Milgram’s “Some Conditions to Obedience and Disobedience to Authority”, its purpose was to see how people would react under the pressure of authority of shocking another person every time they would answer a question incorrect. Each incorrect answer had the voltage of the shocking chair increase at the range of 15- 450 volts. Milgram wanted to see what percent of subjects would not follow orders from the experimenter and quit shocking the other subject that is in the next room. As for Zimbardo's “Pathology of Imprisonment”, it was quite different but still tested the reaction of people towards authority. He had created a setting of a prison and had people role play as prisoners and guards. Guards were able to make up …show more content…
But in Milgram’s experiment, the learners had been under watch by the experimenter. The learner was told several times to continue in giving the teacher his consequence of shocking him. So the learner was under individual pressure to continue the research unless they had completely told the experimenter that they had quit and stand their ground. But for many, that was not the