Milgram Experiment and Stanford Prison Study

1. Who was Stanly Milgram?

2. When and where did the Milgram Experiment take place?

3. What was the purpose of the Milgram Experiment?

4. What was the set-up and process for the Milgram Experiment?

5. What were the results of the Milgram Experiment?

Milgram Experiment and Stanford Prison Study

Look up the Stanford Prison Experiment at www.prisonexp.org and read the details of the experiment that took place in 1971. The reading will take some time to go through and complete. Please complete the reading on your own and answer the following questions.

What was the experiment about?

What was the outcome of the experiment?

What problem does this show about humanity?

THE BIG IDEA: How does the Stanford Prison Experiment and the Milgam Experiment possibly relate to Lord of the Flies?