{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#631 | The Dark Side of Psychology | The Milgram Experiment","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/de4c4e9c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1603,"description":"In 1961, psychologist Stanley Milgram tested how far ordinary Americans would go when an authority figure told them to hurt someone.\n \nHis disturbing experiment revealed the power of obedience and raised frightening questions about how easily good people can do terrible things.\n \n\nAdolf Eichmann's trial and the banality of evil\nStanley Milgram studies obedience to authority at Yale\nVolunteers deceived with teacher and learner roles\nShock machine with rising volts and scripted learner reactions\nExperimenter prompts encourage teachers to continue\nSixty-five per cent gave the maximum 450-volt shock\nVariations test authority setting proximity and peer dissent\nFactors include authority distance and gradual escalation\nEthical debates and belief in real shocks\n2009 replication and the agentic state concept\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/milgram-experiment","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}