Question

kya wants to conduct an experiment on obedience for their master's thesis. two participants come in at a time and one is assigned as the 'teacher' and will be administering shocks to the second participant, who is assigned as the 'learner.' the learner will be shocked if they answered simple word-pair memory questions wrong. this second 'participant' is actually acting and is not a real participant. kya, the experimenter, then has both the teacher and learner sit in the same room to complete the experiment. what is kya likely to find?

Answer 1

Kya's experiment will likely indicate that obedience to authority figures can compel participants to act against their moral judgment, but the proximity of the 'teacher' to the 'learner' may decrease obedience levels compared to the Milgram Experiment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The learner's requests to stop:

Kya is likely to find that a significant percentage of participants, acting as 'teachers', will continue to administer shocks to the 'learner' despite the learner's requests to stop, as directed by the authority figure (Kya) present. This follows the findings of the classic Milgram Experiment, which demonstrated a high level of obedience to authority even when such obedience involves performing actions that conflict with personal conscience.

Therefore, in Kya's experiment where the 'teacher' and 'learner' are in the same room, the obedience to continue with shocks may decrease compared to Milgram's original setup. Kya may also find that the participants experience significant emotional distress as they grapple with their personal conscience and the experimenter's directives.