2. Obedience

Question 1

Who and when was Obedience researched?

Answer 1

• milgram
• 1963

Question 2

What were the aims of Milgrams research?

Answer 2

• to design a procedure to assess obedience levels

Question 3

Outline the procedure in Milgrams original research

Answer 3

• 40 American men volunteered
• research took place in a lab in Yale University
• when each participant arrived they were introduced to another “participant” who was a confederate
• there was a “teacher” that was introduced to the pair that was infact the experimenter
• teacher had to give the learner an electric shock each time an incorrect answer was given
• the teacher believed this was a memory test
• the shocks got worse and could have killed the “other participant” who was in fact the confederate

Question 4

what did Milgram do before the study?

Answer 4

• he asks 14 psychology students to predict the findings
• the students estimated that no more than 3% of the participants will supply 450 volts

Question 5

what are the strengths of the study?

Answer 5

• Research support (Beauvois et al) found a game show study proved the same results

Question 6

what are the limitations of the study?

Answer 6

• Low Internal Validity- Milgram said that 75% of people thought they were play acting, but scientists believe they were play acting and fulfilling demand characteristics
  COUNTERPOINT research from Sheriden and King support Milgram as 100% believed they supplied real shocks to puppies
• Milgrams conclusions and theories are not justified