3. Obedience Situational variables

Question 1

what did Milgram do after completing his original experiment?

Answer 1

he carried out situational variables of the experiemnt to measure the obedience

Question 2

list the variables Milgram changed in his variational studies?

Answer 2

• Proximity
• Location
• Uniform

Question 3

what were the findings with Milgram changing the proximity? (the teacher and learner being in the same room)

Answer 3

• the obedience levels dropped from 65%-40%

Question 4

what were the findings when Milgram changed the location?

Answer 4

• obedience fell to 47.5%

Question 5

what were the findings when Milgram changed the uniform of the experimenter by replacing the experimenter with a member of the public for a short period?

Answer 5

• obedience rate dropped to 20%

Question 6

what were the strengths of the experiment?

Answer 6

• there is research experiment by Bickman showed 90% of participants obeyed when instructed
• Cross cultural variations, hi s study has been replicated in different countrries, with similar results
  COUNTERPOINT: however Smith and Bond (1998) idenitfied that the other countries that replications had taken part in were still majorly Western influenced

Question 7

what were the limitations?

Answer 7

• there is low internal validity: Orne and Holland argue that participants saw through the deception and play acted