<P> At some point prior to the actual test , the `` teacher '' was given a sample electric shock from the electroshock generator in order to experience firsthand what the shock that the `` learner '' would supposedly receive during the experiment would feel like . The `` teacher '' was then given a list of word pairs that he was to teach the learner . The teacher began by reading the list of word pairs to the learner . The teacher would then read the first word of each pair and read four possible answers . The learner would press a button to indicate his response . If the answer was incorrect , the teacher would administer a shock to the learner , with the voltage increasing in 15 - volt increments for each wrong answer . If correct , the teacher would read the next word pair . </P>
<P> At some point prior to the actual test , the `` teacher '' was given a sample electric shock from the electroshock generator in order to experience firsthand what the shock that the `` learner '' would supposedly receive during the experiment would feel like . The `` teacher '' was then given a list of word pairs that he was to teach the learner . The teacher began by reading the list of word pairs to the learner . The teacher would then read the first word of each pair and read four possible answers . The learner would press a button to indicate his response . If the answer was incorrect , the teacher would administer a shock to the learner , with the voltage increasing in 15 - volt increments for each wrong answer . If correct , the teacher would read the next word pair . </P>
in milgrams studies learners who made errors were punished with
in milgrams studies learners who made errors were punished with
electric shock
electric shock