E>Milgram had 66% go to the end of the board with the subjects believing E>they had killed a person with electric shock. Sorry I didn't see this thread before it trailed off into personal disputes. One of my favorites. Anyone interested in liberty or politics should have read "Obedience to Authority" in which the results of this experiment are reported for popular consumption. ************ Search term: milgram Milgram, Stanley -------------------------------- The American social psychologist Stanley Milgram, b. New York City, Aug. 15,1933, d. Dec. 20, 1984, gained wide recognition for the experiments described in his book. Obedience to Authority (1974). In one, "technicians" urged participants to give a series of electric shocks of increasingly higher voltage to "subjects" who had incorrectly answered questions. About 60 percent compiled. No voltage was actually applied: the subjects were actors who feigned agony. Milgram took the results as proof that ordinary people will inflict pain on innocent people when commanded by an authoritative figure. ************ There was also a made for TV movie starring William Shatner as the researcher. Helps you understand "how they could do that" when confronted with atrocities. DCF "Why did you use force or violence to overthrow the government of the United States?" "I vuz only followink ourders!" --- WinQwk 2.0b#1165