0000006319 00000 n 0000005686 00000 n endobj Perry’s research should change the way we view Milgram’s work.”, “An absorbing account of Stanley Milgram, his subjects, and the continuing quest to understand what it means to be human.”, “A passionate text that humanizes the subjects and provides nuanced, provocative context to the experiments. The shocks started at a relatively mild level (15 volts) but increased in 15-volt increments up to 450 volts. % �Zn$"!G��6����2W'u��m�Pɱ}m49���r �;��J��J In Behind the Shock Machine, psychologist and author Gina Perry unearths for the first time the full story of this controversial experiment and its startling repercussions. In Behind the Shock Machine, psychologist and author Gina Perry unearths for the first time the full story of this controversial experiment and its startling repercussions. 0000011528 00000 n This book will change many notions you have regarding what really happened in the now infamous Milgram shock experiment at Yale University in the 1960’s. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[243.264 259.164 448.968 271.176]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> startxref endobj <>stream 52 0 obj Book Description. 0000003977 00000 n endobj Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgrim Psychology Experiments by Gina Perry (2012, 2013) The New Press, pp. 339. 0000034821 00000 n 0000004541 00000 n . Behind the Shock Machine: the Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments, by Gina Perry Ian Freckelton SC Barrister, Professor of Law, Forensic Psychology and Forensic Medicine , Monash University , Australia In Behind the Shock Machine, author and psychologist Gina Perry unearths for the first time the full story of these flawed experiments and their startling, long-lasting repercussions. xref <>stream Copyright year: 2013. h�b``�```�����`� �� ,l@��a�f��@�C� U��[�qQ���;��tt ����2 �@��1QH�� XD�����M�C@�A�CS#���@��G�N��))� ����2�αHO�. . In Behind the Shock Machine, psychologist and author Gina Perry unearths for the first time the full story of this controversial experiment and its startling repercussions. How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism, Five Addicts Challenge Our Misguided Drug Rehab System. endobj 0000036501 00000 n Unsuspecting Americans were recruited for … “Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments” A book by Gina Perry. In Behind the Shock Machine, psychologist and author Gina Perry unearths for the first time the full story of this controversial experiment and its startling repercussions. The setup is dramatic but simple: Subject A sits in a room with a "shock machine" and is instructed to shock an unseen Subject B if he fails a simple memory test. 0000023924 00000 n <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[97.788 211.794 392.76 223.806]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> In Behind the Shock Machine, author and psychologist Gina Perry unearths for the first time the full story of these flawed experiments and their startling, long-lasting repercussions. 49 0 obj “An intriguing tale about science, ethics and storytelling.”, “With metaphorical flair, Perry creatively weaves clever insights and observations that gradually both unravel and expand upon the obedience research story. Milgram (1963) was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person. Interviewing the original participants—many of whom remain haunted to this day about what they did—and delving deep into Milgram’s personal archive, she pieces together a more complex and much more troubling picture of … … 0000000016 00000 n <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[393.432 240.594 493.68 252.606]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[145.74 240.594 259.476 252.606]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> The true story of the most controversial psychological research of the modern era. 47 0 obj 0000010228 00000 n Her first book, Behind the Shock Machine, was about Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiences, and her co-production of the ABC Radio National documentary on the experiments won the Silver World Medal for a history documentary in the 2009 New York Festivals radio award. Behind the Shock Machine changes how we view the experiments and Milgram. 41 42 endstream 0000001443 00000 n Uncovering the details of the experiments leads her to question the validity of that 65 percent statistic and the claims that it revealed something essential about human nature. 56 0 obj . It’s about time someone wrote this book.”, “Today the Milgram experiments are as famous as ever. 0000001568 00000 n <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[264.204 240.594 388.704 252.606]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Stanley Milgram was interested in how easily ordinary people could be influenced into committing atrocities, for example, Germans in WWII. Without doubt, her reflective and probing writing style makes for an excitingly good read. Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments. Reviews for Behind the Shock Machine: the untold story of the notorious Milgram psychology experiments 'A parable, and a warning, about what happens when research scientists trample over their human subjects on the road to personal posterity. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[137.7 617.094 168.456 629.106]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Price: $21.71 (paperback) "Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments" (Perry, 2013) and "The Lost Boys: Inside Muzafer Sherif's Robbers Cave Experiment" (Perry, 2019) were both written by the Australian … In Behind the Shock Machine, psychologist and author Gina Perry unearths for the first time the full story of this controversial experiment and its startling repercussions. That Milgrim’s studies proved the susceptibility of all humans to peer pressure and obedience to authorities did not surprise me. The publication by Australian author and journalist Gina Perry of Behind the Shock Machine (2012) … endobj 0000005109 00000 n Interviewing the original participants―many of whom remain haunted to this day about what they did―and delving deep into Milgram's personal archive, she pieces together a more complex picture and much more troubling … 0000002258 00000 n We are convinced this book is a wealth of primary (archival and interview) material that creatively sheds a great deal of insightful light on a chapter in the history of social psychology whose conclusion we suspect is still a very long way off indeed.”, “Perry looks unflinchingly into this dark episode of psychology to find hope for human nature.”, “It’s rare that an original event as compelling as the Milgram experiments can be eclipsed by later commentary, but that’s exactly what Perry manages in her painstaking and engrossing exploration of what really went on.”, “Riveting. Copy Link Book Review: 'Behind the Shock Machine' by Gina Perry You can criticize Stanley Milgram's methods, but his revelations about people's obedience to authority remain valid. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Behind The Shock Machine The Untold Story of The Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments 1st Edition at the best online prices at eBay! As a Stanley Milgrim fan for decades, I was shocked by this book. 0000003693 00000 n 51 0 obj <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[376.596 226.194 499.836 238.206]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 0000035003 00000 n 0000002543 00000 n 4�Å�T�'kL&H��&�=�(��#�+� ��c��`(�. Please make a tax-deductible donation today! [Perry’s] chilling investigation of the experiments and their aftereffects suggests that Milgram manipulated results, misled the public, and flat out lied in order to deflect criticism and further the thesis for which he would become famous: that the Holocaust could have happened in New Haven. . 50 0 obj Such behavior was linked to atrocities committed by ordinary people under the Nazi regime and immediately gripped the public imagination. They were said to show that we are all capable of evil, in certain circumstances. <<9EE32CDEDBA0B2110A00F08E8C35FD7F>]/Prev 112223>> Since Milgram’s results were first published in 1963, they have been seen as strong evidence of humanity’s willingness to obey authority figures to hurt others. 0000001547 00000 n NPR Summary In 1961, social psychologist Stanley Milgram performed an experiment where he reported that the volunteers had repeatedly shocked a man they believed to be in … endobj 0000015125 00000 n Shock Machine: well, its my first instructable so it may be bad if you put bad critics i wont see them but if there are questions i'll answer.it's very cheap, like 10 bucks or less.is a shock machine, its very funny to put to max level and see the face of the othe… <<>> The study was advertised as collecting data on how punishment affects learning and memory, but in reality, Milgram was not shocking Subject B, instead carefully monitoring the behavior of Subject A. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[185.736 226.194 371.868 238.206]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 0000005391 00000 n Hydraulic shock (colloquial: water hammer; fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid, usually a liquid but sometimes also a gas, in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly; a momentum change. Publisher: The New Press. endobj The Time Machine study guide contains a biography of H.G. Free shipping for many products! . New York: The New Press, 2013. x + 339 pages. 0000030777 00000 n 57 0 obj Behind the Shock Machine The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments by Gina Perry Wells, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Many social scientists assume that we know the basic plot and findings of Milgram’s infamous obedience experiment study. %%EOF <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 38 0 R/Resources<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> Her first book, Behind the Shock Machine, was about Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiences, and her co-production of the ABC Radio National documentary on the experiments won the Silver World Medal for a history documentary in the 2009 New York Festivals radio award. 0000008578 00000 n “Behind the Shock Machine : The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments” tells the story of how I set out to find them. trailer 0000015303 00000 n Number of pages: 352 pages. 0000009661 00000 n 44 0 obj 0000007997 00000 n Scientific American reviews Behind the Shock Machine, Gina Perry is interviewed about Behind the Shock Machine on All Things Considered, Behind the Shock Machine is featured in an article on the Milgram experiments in The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Review of Books reviews Behind the Shock Machine, gina-perry.comGina Perry on Facebook@GinaPerry. Gina Perry is a psychologist and writer. 0000001136 00000 n Participants were instructed to give a higher shock to the learner with each wrong answer. The experiments remain a source of controversy and fascination more than fifty years later. As reported by Perry in her 2012 book Behind the Shock Machine, some of the participants experienced long-lasting psychological effects, possibly due to the lack of proper debriefing by the experimenter. 45 0 obj endobj This confirms that you are a human visitor and prevents spam. What we need now is what Perry has to offer: a proper dehoaxing.”, “Thanks to Perry’s book, we gain more insight than ever before into Milgram’s questionable practices and the scientific culture that allowed his experiment to take place.”, “[Perry’s] elegant and well-written account teaches us that scientists are both investigators and storytellers—and that in both capacities, they should be critically assessed.”, “[A] provocative magnum opus . The New Press is a nonprofit public-interest book publisher. 0000003128 00000 n endobj But in piecing together the story of Milgram’s subjects I found another and equally fascinating untold story – a story about … 0 endobj In the summer of 1961, a group of men and women volunteered for a memory experiment to be conducted by young, dynamic psychologist Stanley Milgram. endobj None could have imagined that, once seated in the lab, they would be placed in front of a box known as a shock machine and asked to administer a. 0000011245 00000 n Milgram reported that fully 65 percent of the volunteers had repeatedly administered electric shocks of increasing strength to a man they believed to be in severe pain, even suffering from a life-threatening heart condition, simply because an authority figure had told them to do so. When social psychologist Stanley Milgram invited volunteers to take part in an experiment at Yale in the summer of 1961, none of the participants could have foreseen the worldwide sensation the results would cause. Milgram, a Yale University psychologist, found that when Around the time of the release of Obedience to Authority in 1973–1974, a version of the experiment was conducted at La Trobe University in Australia. H��UM�1�ϯ�q��ڎ�%��`��v�@Ų+�jWBU���IlH[.�����< d4���o��C`@�/��D_"Z3�>KF�W��J��E���6pQq���q�[����[�'p����q��>�$����Oķ�s�Q��$-��=gXc���U�m�/��}w�I!��ݡLi� �9t�w���6�7��8�߹Il����j���H;q�7'6�쑳����l��^i�(bI+���EQ=�.���+�%\�fq�#Kj����66%�rOi$�K��Z(�9! endobj <> . . Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments Hardcover – Sept. 3 2013 by Gina Perry (Author) 4.2 out of 5 stars 29 ratings See all formats and editions Your gift will support The New Press in continuing to leverage books for social change. 55 0 obj 43 0 obj 82 0 obj Sign up to receive newsletters and event invitations. In the early 1960s, Stanley Milgram, a social psychologist at Yale, conducted a series of experiments that became famous. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 226.194 181.008 238.206]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> . The true story—and revealing legacy—of the controversial experiments on obedience to authority figures, based on previously unpublished material, “There may be no studies of the twentieth century more haunting—or more revealing of human beings at their best and worst—than Stanley Milgram’s work. Her first book, Behind the Shock Machine, was about Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiences, and her co-production of the ABC Radio National documentary on the experiments won the Silver World Medal for a history documentary in the 2009 New York Festivals radio award. Behind the Shock Machine In 1961 psychologist Stanley Milgram embarked on one of the most controversial, yet fascinating psychological experiments ever conducted. . 0000024096 00000 n The author asks profound questions about what truths, if any, can be elicited from analysis of human nature in a constructed environment. endobj In 2013 she was a finalist in the UNSW Bragg Prize for Science Writing. <>stream �"���IDS�Ǖ"����������^(�`�԰����C������1�=�\�57� Ҍ@�` h�5� 41 0 obj 0000004825 00000 n Interviewing the original participants - many of whom remain haunted to this day about what they did - and delving deep into Milgram’s personal … In 2013 she was a finalist in the UNSW Bragg Prize for Science Writing. endobj Paper, $27.95. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[81.0 617.094 129.672 629.106]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> We have heard Milgram’s version enough. endobj This phenomenon commonly occurs when a valve closes suddenly at an end of a pipeline system, and a pressure wave propagates in the pipe. full of new info and insights, written with a literary flair so engaging and absorbing that I found it hard to put down.”. endobj 0000012175 00000 n Author: Gina Perry, PhD. 0000024649 00000 n 0000002834 00000 n 53 0 obj Fleshed out with dramatic transcripts of the tests, the book puts a human face on the unwitting people who confronted the moral test of the shock machine and offers a gripping, unforgettable tale of one man’s ambition and an experiment that defined a generation. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[504.612 617.094 549.0 629.106]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 0000031395 00000 n 0000007484 00000 n 0000003410 00000 n (In actuality, the shocks were fake, but the participant was led to believe they were real.) In 2013 she was a finalist in the UNSW Bragg Prize for Science Writing. Australian writer Gina Perry ventures to Yale to examine the original transcripts from Milgram’s work.