Monday, November 27, 2023

LEGO Reenactments of Famous Psychology Experiments

Stanley Milgram’s 1961 obedience studies

Tomer Ullman is head of Harvard’s Computation, Cognition, and Development lab. His interest in AI led him to stage Lego recreations of famous psych experiments.

Many years ago, as a Psychology major, I studied the Milgrim experiment (image above) which explored the willingness of participants to follow the orders of authorities when those orders conflict with the individual's moral judgment. I never expected to see it rendered in Lego. But here we are.

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2 comments:

  1. Too bad the Peter Venkman ESP Experiment was not rendered in Lego.

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