Stanley Milgram's Study Of Psychology In The Lion King

Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and its functions. It includes many subfields of study such as human development, social behavior, and cognitive processes. There were many interesting studies and concepts done by different people that are now a huge part of psychology. For example, Milgram’s study, Asch’s study, Zimbardo’s Prison study, and the Bystander effect are important and well known studies in the world of psychology today. The Lion King, a movie by Disney, displays many of these studies and concepts. Stanley Milgram, a psychologist from Yale University, is well known for his study on obedience. Milgram conducted an experiment that focused on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. He was interested in researching how far someone would go in obeying an instruction, even if it involved harming another person. Milgram’s study can be seen throughout The Lion King. Milgram’s study of obedience is being displayed when the hyenas obey Scar and help him overthrow and kill Mufasa. Even though the hyenas know this isn’t the right thing, they still follow Scar anyway. Simba is obedient to Mufasa until he runs away with Nala to the elephant graveyard. Milgram’s study of obedience is portrayed throughout The Lion King by many different characters. Another …show more content…
Observers are more likely to take action in an emergency situation if there are few or no other witnesses. This happens very often in everyday life and could be a good and bad thing. The bystander effect is happening in the movie The Lion King when Simba steps in to defend his mother, Sarabi, from Scar. When Simba arrived to save his home, he watched in horror as Scar berated his mother. When Scar struck her down in a fit of rage, Simba immediately came to her defense and saved and comforted