As the story goes: from 1960 to 1963 in a Yale basement, psychology researcher Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment on obedience that gave evidence to the idea of 'The Banality of Evil'. Normal citizens were apparently willing to shock other citizens when asked by authority. However, like many dramatic stories, important details have been left out. Milgram conducted 24 different experiments focused on different levels of obedience. Recent research and investigations by other psychology researchers such as Gina Perry reveal that the famous ‘Milgram’ experiments cited in every General Psychology classroom and documentary on obedience, may not be as Milgram actually reported. Come learn how obedient everyday people apparently were in the 1960s and how new research is challenging our view of these shocking set of experiments.

Bio:
Wesley Tierney, M.S., is currently a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at Arizona State University. He studies the mechanisms of Herpes Simplex Virus infection of neurons. He has worked in various research labs for seven years ranging from social psychology, entomology, regenerative medicine, virology, and neuroscience.

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