The UHSMM is very reliable due to their excess amounts of free information open to the public. During World War II, German officers and Physicians conducted several excruciating experiments on prisoners without their consent. Most of the experiments that were being conducted were unethical, and resulted in several deaths. These experiments included low-pressure chambers, blood loss, amputation, organ donating, and removal of hair, and teeth. This resource is very credible because it offers us first-hand accounts from survivors of the holocaust who witnessed these horrifying
His goal in this chapter is to prove that based on the research he outlines on social psychology; situational forces play a major role in determining human’s actions. For this reason, Zimbardo argues that the vast majority of people, even inherently “good” human beings can do very evil things as a result of the situational forces that surround them. Critical Review Zimbardo (2008) begins the chapter by highlighting the key points in English Scholar C.S. Lewis’s book “The Inner Ring”. He agrees with Lewis’s idea that human beings are naturally motivated by the basic desire to be “in” and not “out”, and that this desire often causes an individual to cross the line between good and evil (Zimbardo 2008).
The Author also discusses the possible ethical violations in relation to the study conducted in the 1920’s compared to the ethical standards that would be accepted in today’s time. In another comparison relating to Watson and Rayner’s study, Beck, Levinson, and Irons (2009) converse that Watson burned all of his papers later in life which could have potentially contained the real identity of the infant but came to the conclusion that all of the evidence available strongly supports the hypothesis that Douglas Merrite is in fact Little Albert. References Digdon, N., Powell, R.A., & Harris, B. (2014). Little Albert's alleged neurological impairment: Watson, Rayner, and historical revision.
Danner spends numerous pages explaining how the Salvadorian army carried out the massacre, and each page is as educational and informing as the next. The Massacre at El Mozote is a convincing tale of unjust government abuse of military forces, and Danner successfully gets across his point of proving that the United States played “blind” in a matter where civilians needed help. Danner is able to tell the story through the eyes of a first hand account, that of Rufina, and allow for the reader to understand the horrifying actions that took place. The book’s evidence comes from a variety of sources, and explains how the both the United States and El Salvador reacted to the
| Albert Speer | Events Shape People More Than People Shape Events. | | Louis Funnell | | | "To this day I still consider my main guilt to be my tacit acceptance of the persecution and the murder of millions of Jews," -Albert Speer, South African Affidavit, c.1978 The statement, events shape people more than people shape events, is significantly accurate when describing Albert Speer, despite some events being shaped by him. These events include his emotionally sterile childhood, his presence at Hitler’s Munich University speech, (this event playing a pivotal role in his Nazification). His place in Hitler’s circle was secured through his chance to design the Nuremburg rallies of 1933 (as a result of Templehof rally designs), which would become known as, his most recognized and successful work, The Cathedral of Light. Despite these events playing a significant role in his life, Speer also shaped some events, which caused him to become the man he was, specifically his success as the armaments minister and his similar success as Reich Architect.
Rhetorical Analysis of The Penalty of Death Capital punishment is defined as the killing of a person by judicial process and punishment. In the McGraw-Hill Reader on pages one hundred and forty-five to page one hundred and forty-seven Henry Louis Mencken argues capital punishment. This article titled “Penalty of Death” was first published in Prejudices: Fifth Series in 1926. The article begins as being for capital punishment, but Mencken turns it around and defends capital punishment in his own unique way. Mencken, just like I do, believes that capital punishment is good in every way, and he can argue his points with great detail.
After committing these murders, the warriors “felt good” (140), believing they had successfully wiped out the affront against their tribal chief. Benedict argues that since within their society it was considered moral, even morally acceptable, to commit such murders, the fact that within most other societies such actions are deemed abnormal and immoral, is relevant. New Concepts One of the new concepts for which I gained enlightenment on is that on ethnocentrism. Benedict says this is done when one culture uses the standards of their own culture to evaluate their subjects study. The definition of ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own ethnic group or culture is superior (488).
Controller Mustapha Mond subscribes to the view that families cause “madness and suicide” (52) which was introduced by the Ford. “Our Ford – our Freud, as, for some inscrutable reason, he chose to call himself whenever he spoke of psychological matters – Our Freud had been the first to reveal the appalling dangers of family life.” (52) Classical conditioning still exists to this day, as you can see with the examples I have used in the previous paragraphs. It does not have to be technical; it is something that is naturally fitted in our daily lives. Some people, though, do take advantage of it: like the Director, and Mustapha Mond. They use it to basically mind control these “infants” into believing ridiculous things.
Power Dynamics There is a countless amount of power dynamics that exist within the power structure of our society. Uplifting or oppressing a group of people can only take one person to accomplish, which can cause a negative or a positive outcome. The negative outcomes result in situations such as mass murders, similar to what Adolf Hitler did by ordering the killings of 12 million people. Positive dynamics help people come together as one, and disregard racism and oppression, such as how Martin Luther King Junior accomplished by writing “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” 500. Abusing the privilege of having high authority is one power dynamic people use.
Unit 2: Social Psychology A Critical Review of Social Influence as in the classic 1963 Milgram Research Paper Obedience is a necessary part of society. In all societies there is some form of hierarchy and expression of authority from certain members. Obedience to authority was a particular issue in the 1960’s. That was when Adolf Eichman was sentenced to death for his crimes in the holocaust. Eichman claimed to have no guilt as he was only following orders.