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I have would like to learn more details about a study mentioned in FDR 651 "Doubt".  People were shocked during a learning process, some got mild shocks and some got bigger shocks.  When asked afterwards about why they participated in the study the people who got mild shocks gave lightweight answers like, I did it on a lark.  The people who got the bigger shocks gave heavyweight answers like, it was essential for the pursuit of science.

This is a facinating finding.  Me and some friends are discussing it and want to know more.  How many people were in the study?   When was it done? was there a control group?   Who were the experimenters?  Who would agree to such a process?  Would you?

Sure, you can start here...

Oh, the milgram experiment!  That's what was being described in 651?  But everyone got the same shock.  Poop,  I thought it could be formal evidence on the tendancy of people to rationalize their pain into something virtuous.

OK, this may be what was described in 651. 

The participants in the test weren't shocked at different levels but were led to believe they administered shocks at different levels.  65% of the participants (26 of 40) shocked their victims unto death (or so they were led to believe).

"Milgram maintained that a followup questionnaire showed that 84 percent of the subjects were glad to have been involved, 15 percent were neutral and only 1.3 percent were sorry or had negative feelings."

Thats pretty weak evidence, I know. 

Can anyone help me find more?