1. What were some variations of the basic Milgram paradigm? Did these variations affect the results? How so? Can you think of other variations you would like to see tested?

2. Describe the Milgram study to some friends and ask them if they think they would have shocked the person if they had been subjects. Keep a record of how many say yes and no, and what kinds of reasons or explanations they give for their answers. While you are at it, ask your friends (especially non-psychology students) whether they think they would be more likely to receive help in an emergency when there were lots of people around or just one or two. If we have time, we'll discuss the results of your "data collection" in class.

3. What are some reasons that Milgram provides to explain the high levels of obedience in his study? Which do you think are most powerful?

4. How did size of the unanimous majority affect conformity in the Asch studies? Was there a range in which size make a difference, and a range in which it didn't?

5. What were some of the variations Asch tried with a dissenter? How did these variations affect conformity results?

6. Asch's studies are often remembered for the subjects who did conform. What about the subjects who DIDN'T conform? Why, if conformity is so common, aren't they the focus of this paper?