Social psychology is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “The study of the manner in which the personality, attitudes, motivations, and behavior of the individual influence and are influenced by social groups.” After reading the modules, article, and watching the video, it is difficult to pinpoint a singular influence on the employee’s behavior to begin to break all of the windows of a Burger King. The article entailed a story regarding a Minnesota Burger King and its employees. Late one night, the restaurant received a phone call from a supposed fire department official, this individual informed them that there was a gas leak in the building and they needed to break all of the windows in order to prevent the building from exploding.
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Milgram’s experiment involved one person actually being tested, giving them the role of the teacher, and another person is given the role as the “student.” According to what the researchers told the teacher, the student was another volunteer, but actually was one of the researchers a part of the study. The volunteer/teacher was instructed by the researcher sitting there to ask the student questions and every time the student would answer incorrectly, they would be shocked; the voltage of the shocks would increase with every wrong answer. As the shocks got higher, the volunteers became more and more worried, some even refusing once the student claimed to have heart problems. However, a shocking 65% of volunteers continued with the experiment to the highest voltage, reassurance was provided that the researchers were responsible for any health damage to the student. The researchers dressed in white coats and giving the volunteers specific instructions influenced the volunteers to obey, even though it may have been …show more content…
However, in contrast, the Burger King caller claimed the building would blow up if they did not follow instructions, whereas the Milgram experiment explained to the participants that there would be no harm caused. The Burger King employees were told to break all of the windows through a phone call, but in Milgram’s trials, the instructions were given face to face, possibly making it easier for some volunteers to refuse and argue with the researcher. Both experiments resulted in people complying to the fullest extent, but in Milgram’s experiment not all those tested completed the instructions. Overall, one of these was an actual experiment and the other was a real-life scenario that truly tests theories presented by social
Milgram’s experiment involved one person actually being tested, giving them the role of the teacher, and another person is given the role as the “student.” According to what the researchers told the teacher, the student was another volunteer, but actually was one of the researchers a part of the study. The volunteer/teacher was instructed by the researcher sitting there to ask the student questions and every time the student would answer incorrectly, they would be shocked; the voltage of the shocks would increase with every wrong answer. As the shocks got higher, the volunteers became more and more worried, some even refusing once the student claimed to have heart problems. However, a shocking 65% of volunteers continued with the experiment to the highest voltage, reassurance was provided that the researchers were responsible for any health damage to the student. The researchers dressed in white coats and giving the volunteers specific instructions influenced the volunteers to obey, even though it may have been …show more content…
However, in contrast, the Burger King caller claimed the building would blow up if they did not follow instructions, whereas the Milgram experiment explained to the participants that there would be no harm caused. The Burger King employees were told to break all of the windows through a phone call, but in Milgram’s trials, the instructions were given face to face, possibly making it easier for some volunteers to refuse and argue with the researcher. Both experiments resulted in people complying to the fullest extent, but in Milgram’s experiment not all those tested completed the instructions. Overall, one of these was an actual experiment and the other was a real-life scenario that truly tests theories presented by social