... the other the learner and they were to draw lots to see who took on each role. This selection process was in fact rigged so that the true volunteers became the teachers and that members of Milgrams' team became the learners. The teacher then saw the learner being strapped to an 'electric chair' and was taken to an adjoining room so that the learner was out of view but could still be heard. The teacher was then sat in front of the fake shock machine, which was calibrated in 15 volt increments going from 15 to 450 volts. The increments were grouped in 4's and had written words above them going from 'Slight shock' to the final switches that were labelled 'Danger XXX'. The Researcher remained in the same room as the Teacher. The learner had to repeat pairs of words that he was supposed to have remembered. If an incorrect answer ...

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