Participant as a Bystander - Experiment 13a

Cards (3)

  • If the ‘teacherrefused to administer further shocks, ‘experimenter’ stated that he would do the shocks so moved in front of the shock generator and told the teacher to record the length of shocks administered
  • 16 participants protested and 5 physically restrained them or tampered with the generator, the remaining 11 despite protests allowed the ‘experimenter’ to administer a 450V level of shock (obedience level of 68.75%)
  • Passivity with some protest destructive obedience (turning a blind eye: Mai Lai Massacre)