Would You Obey?

Here is another segment from John Quinones’s excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “Would You Obey a Total Stranger”“

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To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see

• “The Situation of Retail Discrimination,“
  
• “Racial Prejudice in Real Estate Markets,”
  
• “Journalists as Social Psychologists & Social Psychologists as Entertainers,”
• “Solomon Asch’s Famous Compliance Experiment,”
• “The Situation of Bullying,”
• “Jane Elliot’s Situationist Pedagogy,” 
• “Black History is Now,”
• “The Toll of Discrimination on Black Women,”
• “The Cognitive Costs of Interracial Interactions,” and
• “The Racialized Situation of Vandalism and Crime.”

The Situation of Retail Discrimination

Here is another segment from John Quinones’s excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “How would you respond to blatant retail discrimination?“

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To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see

• “Racial Prejudice in Real Estate Markets,”
  
• “Journalists as Social Psychologists & Social Psychologists as Entertainers,”
• “Solomon Asch’s Famous Compliance Experiment,”
• “The Situation of Bullying,”
• “Jane Elliot’s Situationist Pedagogy,” 
• “Black History is Now,”
• “The Toll of Discrimination on Black Women,”
• “The Cognitive Costs of Interracial Interactions,” and
• “The Racialized Situation of Vandalism and Crime.”

The Situation of Hazing, Torture, Gender, and Tears

Here is another segment from John Quinones’s excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “Would you stop hazing?“ (and includes analysis from psychologist Susan Lipkins).

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To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Journalists as Social Psychologists & Social Psychologists as Entertainers,” “Milgram Replicated on French TV – ‘The Game of Death’,” “Solomon Asch’s Famous Compliance Experiment,” “The Situation of Bullying,” “Lessons Learned from the Abu Ghraib Horrors,”  “Person X Situation X System Dynamics,” “From Heavens to Hells to Heroes – Part I,” “From Heavens to Hells to Heroes – Part II,” “Why Torture? Because It Feels Good (at least to “Us”),”

The Situation of Hate Crimes

Here is another segment from John Quinones excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “what would you do if you witnessed a hate crime?” (and includes analysis from social psychologist John Dovidio).

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To review a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Jena 6 – Part I,” “The Situation of Racism in LA Gangs,” “Racial bias clouds ability to feel others’ pain,” “An Apathy Epidemic,” “The Situation of Blaming Rihanna,” “Situationist Theories of Hate – Part III,” “Obesity and Bullying,” “Hoyas, Hos, & Gangstas,” “Unrecognized Injustice — The Situation of Rape,” “The Situation of Prejudice: Us vs. Them? or Them Is Us?” and “The Racialized Situation of Vandalism and Crime.”