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Famous Psychology Experiments
Nine lessons of about three minutes each, every one with a live demo and a quick test.
- Famous Experiments×9
- 46ObedienceThe Obedience ExperimentOrdinary people gave what they believed were dangerous shocks because a man in a lab coat said so
- 47ConformityThe Line TestWould you call a short line long because everyone else did?
- 48Research IntegrityThe Prison That Wasn't What We Were ToldFamous for proving power corrupts; the recordings tell another story
- 49Bystander EffectThe 38 Witnesses Who Weren'tThe murder that launched bystander research didn't happen the way the newspaper said
- 50HelpingThe Good Samaritan StudySeminary students rushing to give a talk about helping strangers walked past a man in need
- 51Group ConflictThe Robbers Cave CampTwo groups of boys became bitter rivals within days, then friends again
- 52Social LearningThe Bobo DollKids who watched an adult beat up a doll copied every punch
- 53ExpectationsPygmalion in the ClassroomTeachers were told some kids would bloom, and those kids did
- 54AttachmentLove Beats Food: Harlow's MonkeysBaby monkeys chose a soft cloth mother over a wire one that gave milk