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ABC News Primetime Basic Instincts 5: The Milgram Experiment Re-Visited

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As a psychology professor I found this video to be an excellent way to start a conversation on the concept of obedience. Milgram's work sheds such light on human behavior that to be able to rerun parts to the experiment for the show was great. Most students think we have changed since Milgram's time and the video shows we really have not. The other stories on Zimbaro's work and a current news story add to the discussions. I highly recommend it.

I'm a psychology professor and this DVD is a great addition to my class. Not only does it discuss the Milgram experiment (and re-create it), but it discusses the Zimbardo prison study (complete with video excerpts from the original experiment). It also discusses the Abu Graib prison situation in comparison to Zimbardo's study and has a brief interview with Zimbardo.

Another interesting fact is that the re-creation of Milgram's study differentiates between male and female subjects. It also interviews subjects afterward and questions them about their behavior. Truly great for an hour video and for the price.

Also explanatory enough to be fascinating for a "layperson" - my husband loved it!

I am a psychology teacher and have found that this program is very effective in introducing social psychology to my students. It is well made and is approachable enough for the students to follow along.

I especially appreciated the additional case studies and experiments (such as Zimbardo's prison experiment) that the special addressed in detail.

I really enjoy this video. I bought it for a General Psychology class. It not only includes footage from the original Milgram's experiment, it re-administers the experiment in modern day. It also includes footage from the Zimbardo prison study, as well as discussing the Abu Ghraib incident. It seems to keep the students interested. It is approx 40 min long, which is perfect to show during class.

The video was very informative it covered a modern version of the Milgram Experiment and also touched on the Stanford prison experiment of 1971. This video was perfect for my Social Psych class it covered most of Chapter 6 for me... Plus the students commented on how they found the video very interesting... Kept their interest .. very important