In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
Ned Eisenberg
- Solomon Asch
- (as Ned Eisenburg)
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- TriviaThe real William Shatner did in fact portray Stanley Milgram in The Tenth Level (1976) which was filmed several years after Star Trek (1966) ended.
- Goofs(around 10 min) When our leads are conversing at the party you can see a 2010 or newer Amana refrigerator in the kitchen with the freezer on the bottom.
- Quotes
Stanley Milgram: I believe we are puppets with perception, with awareness. Sometimes we can see the strings. And perhaps our awareness is the first step in our liberation.
- Crazy creditsA cast credit: "Elephant in the Room: Minnie"
- ConnectionsFeatures Candid Camera (1960)
- SoundtracksSome Enchanted Evening
Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus (as Mantovani Orchestra)
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The Agentic State
An agentic state is a state of mind in which a person will allow other people to direct their behaviors and pass responsibility for the consequences of the behaviors to the person telling them what to do. This is a concept in Stanley Milgram's Agency Theory and is one of two states that an individual is in during social situations. The other state is the autonomous state in which individuals direct their own behaviors and actions and take responsibility for consequences themselves. If in an agentic state people are 'agents' for another person and do what they are told to do, passing responsibility onto the ones directing their actions. Two conditions must be present in order to be in an agentic state. The first is that the person who is in charge and giving the orders must be viewed as a legitimate leader and qualified to direct behavior. The second condition is that the individual must feel that the leader will accept responsibility for the consequences of their actions. Research conducted by Milgram in his famous authority experiments showed that when individuals were told they had responsibility for the consequences of the increasing 'shocks' to the person in the other room they didn't obey the experimenter who was telling them to deliver the 'shocks' and wouldn't continue. When the experimenter would accept responsibility for the electric 'shocks' the participants would continue to deliver them to the person. This is an example of the agentic state: the participants would allow their actions to be directed by another person while giving responsibility to the person who was giving them the orders. The agentic state can only be overridden by the individual who fully operates within the understanding that no human is an authority figure, and that all important decisions are based on compassion for all life.
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- Also known as
- Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story
- Filming locations
- New York City, New York, USA(location)
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- Budget
- $1,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $155,575
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,682
- Oct 18, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $224,145
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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