A03 Social Flashcards
Ethical study/unethical study
Milgrim
Burger
Unethical study
Milgrim
Practical issues experimental design
Strength
Migrim -independent groups design
3 variations one with the research out of the room giving instructions via telephone
One in a rundown complex in bridge port
One where a random man was giving the orders
Strength: removes fatigue effect
Removes order effec
Practical issues validity
Weakness
Burgers study
Screend out ppts who found experiment distressing and ppl who did psychology in college which mean tye study accurately measure if authority evokes obedience
Caused a poor populational validity
Makes tye study less representative of the greater community
Practical issues sampling
Milgrim
40 volunteers males
Decent sample
Size
Less likely to leave cost less
More biased
Empirical
Milgrim study
Confederate learners ppts teachers administer a shock if word pair was gotten wrong
65% pressed 450v
Obey an authority figure
Hypothesis testing
Nature
Nuture
Culture
Gender