The main goal of making these changes was in order to stick to the ethical protocol that is put in place in this day and age. We must first know exactly what the process was for Milgram’s study in order to compare and understand the study of Jerry Burger. For the experiment, Milgram recruited forty men using a newspaper ad. Each person was paid for his participation. Milgram developed an intimidating shock generator, with shock levels starting at 30 volts and increasing in 15-volt increments all the way up to 450 volts. The shock generator had labels above each level. For the experiment, the participant was paired with another person, and they drew lots to see who would be the “teacher” and who would be the “student.” The lot was
The main goal of making these changes was in order to stick to the ethical protocol that is put in place in this day and age. We must first know exactly what the process was for Milgram’s study in order to compare and understand the study of Jerry Burger. For the experiment, Milgram recruited forty men using a newspaper ad. Each person was paid for his participation. Milgram developed an intimidating shock generator, with shock levels starting at 30 volts and increasing in 15-volt increments all the way up to 450 volts. The shock generator had labels above each level. For the experiment, the participant was paired with another person, and they drew lots to see who would be the “teacher” and who would be the “student.” The lot was