Discussion 12 Psychology
Is there anything about this experiment that you find disturbing? If so, explain what you find disturbing and why. If not, then explain why not. Yes, I found disturbing the people of Riceville, Iowa attitude, especially the teachers’ attitude. Moreover, it was disturbing that hundreds of American wrote letters and called to protest, insult, and minimized Mrs. J. Elliot’s outstanding exercise. Did they write letters to pay their respects to the family of Dr. King’s? Do they feel sad for the lost of one of the best American leaders of America’s history? The most disturbing behavior was the outrageous and violent opposition from her colleagues.
(2) How do you think adults might react in a similar experiment? Why? Unfortunately, …show more content…
Despite the students outbursts, seems that Mrs. Elliot kept her good classroom management chaos was never reported. After, this unfortunate event, which took the life of one of the most brilliant minds, in the world, the whole American population was supposed to be shaken and willing to stop their nonsense. We need more pacifists like Dr. King to wake-up. Discrimination in any form hurts the oppressed, but in the long run, hurts more the oppressors. We, as avant garde people, need to remember that still today, minorities and ethnic groups are at a disadvantage in relation to the majority population. We should give minorities more resources, let them to have access to decision making processes, and this process should begin in elementary school …show more content…
Verbal aggression fights, and suicides might have occurred if the experiment had continued for more than two days. Some of the students have turned into a small version of the Ku-Klux, Klan. The students at the end might be two gangs; the blue-eyed gang and the brown eyed gang, trying to destroy each other. Parents might have actively joined the fight and the community, might have ended completely shattered. Minorities might be isolated themselves or moved to a different community.
(5) Discuss at least two things that you learned &/or that surprised you about the material presented in Chapter 12 of your textbook and/or in the article on the Smithsonian
Is there anything about this experiment that you find disturbing? If so, explain what you find disturbing and why. If not, then explain why not. Yes, I found disturbing the people of Riceville, Iowa attitude, especially the teachers’ attitude. Moreover, it was disturbing that hundreds of American wrote letters and called to protest, insult, and minimized Mrs. J. Elliot’s outstanding exercise. Did they write letters to pay their respects to the family of Dr. King’s? Do they feel sad for the lost of one of the best American leaders of America’s history? The most disturbing behavior was the outrageous and violent opposition from her colleagues.
(2) How do you think adults might react in a similar experiment? Why? Unfortunately, …show more content…
Despite the students outbursts, seems that Mrs. Elliot kept her good classroom management chaos was never reported. After, this unfortunate event, which took the life of one of the most brilliant minds, in the world, the whole American population was supposed to be shaken and willing to stop their nonsense. We need more pacifists like Dr. King to wake-up. Discrimination in any form hurts the oppressed, but in the long run, hurts more the oppressors. We, as avant garde people, need to remember that still today, minorities and ethnic groups are at a disadvantage in relation to the majority population. We should give minorities more resources, let them to have access to decision making processes, and this process should begin in elementary school …show more content…
Verbal aggression fights, and suicides might have occurred if the experiment had continued for more than two days. Some of the students have turned into a small version of the Ku-Klux, Klan. The students at the end might be two gangs; the blue-eyed gang and the brown eyed gang, trying to destroy each other. Parents might have actively joined the fight and the community, might have ended completely shattered. Minorities might be isolated themselves or moved to a different community.
(5) Discuss at least two things that you learned &/or that surprised you about the material presented in Chapter 12 of your textbook and/or in the article on the Smithsonian