1.2.1.0 Milgrim Flashcards
What was the aim of milgrims study?
He was interested in how pps obey in a situation which involves harming another person, interested in seeing how people could could be influenced into completieng atrocities such as ww1
What kind of [[s dod Milgrim use?
20 males, aged 20-50.
How much were pps paid per day?
4 dollars a day
What kind of experiment was milgrims study?
A laboratory experiment
What role did the pps play in the experiment?
The pps were always the teacher and the confederates were always the learner
What happened when the confederates answered the question wrong?
The voltage was increased, between 15V and 450V
What were the four prompts used?
‘please continue’
‘The experiment requires that you continue’
‘It is absolutely essential that you continue’
‘You have no other choice, you must go on’
What were the percentages of different types of jobs within the experiment?
37.5% manual labourers
40% white collar workers
22.5% professionals
What is the maximum voltage that all pps went up to?
300V
What percentage of pps stopped at 300V?
25%
What percentage went all the way up to 450v?
65%
What physical signs were shown by the pps during the experiment?
- sweating
- trembling
- stuttering
- biting their lips
- three had uncontrollable seizures
What kind of data was collected?
Qualitative
What were the three variations of milgrims study?
- proximity
- location
- uniform
What were the three different proximity variations?
- the teacher and the learner were in the same room
- teacher had to put the learners hand on the shock plate
- initial instruction was given in person, then the rest of the instructions were given over the phone
When the teacher and learner were in the same room, what did the obedience up to 450V drop to?
40%
When the teacher had to put the learners hand on the shock plate what did the obedience up to 450V drop to?
30%
What did the percentage of obedience up to 450V drop to in the variation where only the initial instructions were given in person?
20.5%
What was the change made in the location variation?
The experiment was held in a run down building as opposed to a building associated with Yale.
What did the obedience drop to in the location variation?
57.5%
What was altered in the uniform variation?
The examiner wore normal clothes, as opposed to lab clothes, and simply suggested increasing the voltage
What did the the obedience up to 450V drop to in the uniform variation?
20%
