After reading the issues about marriage licences and the Stanley Milgram video, I decided to address the Stanley Milgram experiment video, since it was the most shocking/interesting for me. The Stanley Milgram experiment was created to researching how far someone would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person. He was interested in how naturally normal people could be influenced into committing cruelties to another innocent person. He got this idea from how cruel and evil the Germans were in World War II. Milgram would try to force someone to go against their basic morals. As a child were all taught different morals from our parents, usually based on punishment (ex. time outs) to reinforce us to be good little kids
Consider the lobster is full of catching imagery and description, however these two instances of imagery are the ones that especially caught my eye. “ Camden, with its old money and yatchy harbor and five star restaurants and phenomenal B&B’s, and Rockland, a serious old fishing town that hosts the festival every summer in historic Harbor Park, right along the water.” This completely describes the atmosphere of Camden along with the towns character. Old, quaint, luxurious, these are words that pop into my mind as the author describes Camden.
Outside the Tao, man must either lie about their indoctrination or dismiss the idea of a right and wrong, thusly allowing the child to come up with his own standards. Men outside of the Tao claim no belief to right and wrong, however, when rearing children or teaching class, they inevitably take a side on what behavior is correct in the situation and what is incorrect. For example, if one were to murder another in the presence of one of the before mentioned men, the said man would have to either place his own beliefs above all others, and therefore impose himself on the young person, or he would have to allow the murder to slide. Many believe that law creates a moral doctrine by which man can follow instead of the Tao, but unfortunately, that is not the case. The only thing binding us to the law is fear of punishment or instinct, neither of which place a belief of right and wrong on a subject.
“Young children are just beginning to learn how to discriminate between right and wrong; in other words, they are developing a sense of morality” (Levine, 2016). They simply are developing the knowledge of what is right and what is wrong form themselves, but what the moral development helps them to know the difference in right and wrong and the best interest for others rather than themselves. “So, what is understood about morality as a child in middle childhood, is generally the level of reasoning most individuals will use in moral dilemmas or judging the morality of situations” (S. Tulane, personal communication, April 18, 2017). This development has an influence on everything that happens around them and the behaviors around
The Corruption of Innocence Everyone enters the world with a clean slate. When babies are born, they are pure and innocent; there has been nothing done to taint their souls. As babies grow up, they start to adapt to the environment and pick up behaviors from those around them. For the most part, the behaviors that these children learn are mostly good, such as learning how to say “please” and “thank you” from their parents every time they need or receive something. However, there are many who become tainted with evil, either occurring in front of their eyes or in the world around them.
Stanely Milgram composed an experiment to help reveal the murderous acts inflicted by Nazis upon Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, and other diversities. Milgram wanted to show whether individuals would obey power figures, notwithstanding when the instructions given were ethically off-base. My outside source states that "at the time, the Milgram experiment ethnics seemed reasonable, but by the stricter controls in modern psychology, this experiment would not be allowed today (Martyn Shuttleworth). " This experiment seemed to be focused on one question, was human instinct naturally malicious or could sensible individuals be forced by power into unnatural activities?
I believe that the experiment is considered ethical because it only affected the children emotionally for a very short
Humans keep doing what helps them succeed, therefore enforcing the values they already
Firstly, faith may have an important role. Your friends can also have a significant influence on your sense of right or wrong. They are a reflection of your character and behavior and will influence you both positively and negatively. Your family also has a great impact on your sense of right or wrong. Your first rules of behavior and consequences are learned from your parents or whoever raises you.
The pressure to conform can sometimes lead children to violate personal values or needs of parents or of other adult authorities as whilst one child might feel pressured into paying unaffordable dues, joining fights reluctantly or shunning other children not belonging to their own group, another might feel pressured to wear clothes which their parents consider outrageous or to perform poorly at school. In return for these behaviours and attitudes, children remain in good standing with their peers (Damon 1988 as cited in Seifert et al. 2000
In a world where people are taught right from wrong and correct morals it would only make sense to think everyone is born innately good. However, if all discipline was taken out and nobody was taught the right thing, would humans be innately evil? In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding a group of boys get stranded on an island and have to survive. After finding out that there are no adults on the island, they vote Ralph as the leader of the group. Ralph and another boy Jack do not see eye to eye and after some time, Jack separates into another group and they all turn into savages after losing a sense of civilization and morals.
Children are like plants. If you take good care of the plants they will grow strong and thriving and give you flowers. You get the same results with children. If you treat them well and teach them right from wrong, they will become strong individuals in the future. Teaching children right from wrong is the principal key in a child’s life, but many argue if some of the techniques used to punish kids are really helping them learn the correct ways of life.
By far the most unethical experiment from all the 10 presented, I personally considered it to be The Stanford Prison Experiment. Not only lack of compliance with most of the characteristics that makes an experiment an Ethical Research Project using human participants listed in Module 2.3 (n.d), but it breaks the very human law of respect for each other and the right to being treated with respect. It totally fails in regards to the fact that the experimenter did not treat the participant with concern and respect and that research experience was not a pleasant and informative one whatsoever. I was shocked to learn that an experiment like this was at some point permitted even back in 1971. Regardless that this experiment took place prior to the National Research Act of 1974, it is hard to believe that social psychologists could plan and put in action an experiment that was obviously causing extraordinary psychological harm to all the participants without regard of their role as prisoner
July 1961, Yale University Psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment to test peoples’ obedience to authority figures. He wanted to see how many people would comply or resist commands by (an idea of) an authority figure. Migram’s experiment began with two men about twenty to fifty years in age. The participants volunteered through an advertisement and a promise of $4.50 for their participation. One man would assume the role of the “teacher”, and the other would act as the “student”.
Children learn to pursue a pure conscience, close bonds of trust. and to cause commit no sins. This lesson repeats itself, all the way until adulthood, but many forget it as well. As a result, society turns to deceit to solve their issues for them. Others deceive themselves by living in a world of illusions, providing short-term bliss.
Following the “rules” of social standards is mostly what happens. In a society, many people will try anything to be accepted by others; many people try not to be made fun of and make fun of others who do not conform. In The Lord of the Flies, factions were formed and many of the younger children moved to Jack’s new tribe because they saw that many of the older kids went. This thought process and pressure starts even at a young age. Since humans existed, it was inevitable that society controls