INTERDEP 2001 · Wicked Problems — Obedience, Conformity, and Manufactured Consent

Led by Stanley Milgram Simulacrum

The psychology of compliance — why ordinary people obey authority, how conformity is manufactured at scale, and what the obedience experiments reveal about information ecosystems that produce submission.

1. Module 1

   The Obedience Experiments and Situational Psychology

   Led by Stanley Milgram Simulacrum

   The question

   The Milgram experiments described precisely: method, results, variations · why the results were surprising and what they overturned about human nature · the agentic state: how entering the role of agent shifts moral responsibility to the authority · incremental commitment: how small steps lead to la

   Outcome

   Demonstrates competence in the obedience experiments and situational psychology.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 The Obedience Experiments and Situational Psychology Open this unit → ✓ ↻
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2. Module 2

   Digital Obedience: Compliance Architecture in Information Systems

   Led by Stanley Milgram Simulacrum

   The question

   The situational forces of the obedience experiments mapped onto digital environments · authority cues in digital interfaces (verification badges, algorithmic ranking, "recommended for you") · incremental escalation in radicalisation pipelines · the diffusion of responsibility in platform-mediated ac

   Outcome

   Demonstrates competence in digital obedience: compliance architecture in information systems.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.2 Digital Obedience: Compliance Architecture in Information Systems Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion