
BehaviorApril 12, 2019
Would You Give a Virtual Electric Shock to an Avatar?
In a repeat of a classic experiment, we find that people who are only unenthusiastically obeying unethical orders still experience trauma
Mel Slater is Distinguished Investigator and Director of the Event Lab at the University of Barcelona, Spain. His research concentrates on highly novel applications of virtual reality. Follow him on Twitter @melslater.

Would You Give a Virtual Electric Shock to an Avatar?
In a repeat of a classic experiment, we find that people who are only unenthusiastically obeying unethical orders still experience trauma