1.3 studies (social)

Question 1

what was the aim of burger in 2009?

Answer 1

• to investigate whether there is a difference in the level of obedience in modern day compared to milgram
• to investigate if personality factors such as empathy and desire for control affect obedience

Question 2

who were the participants in the burger study?

Answer 2

• 29 men and 41 women aged 20-81
• asked if they had taken any psychology courses
• people who found study distressing were excluded based off interviews by clinical psychologists

Question 3

what was the procedure of the burger study?

Answer 3

• participants told multiple times verbally and in writing they were allowed to leave at any point
• participant and confederate both signed consent forms agreeing to partake
• researches informed participant they had to move one shock level up each time the learner got an answer wrong
• pre recorded sounds played after 75V and 150V from the learners side
• experiment ends after 150V or researcher ran out of prods