Burger 2009 Flashcards
aim
To find out if the same results as Milgram’s 1963 study re-occur when the study is replicated with modern participants in 2009
sample
70 ppts
women and men
volunteer sample
20-81
what type of sample was it
volunteer
paid $50
why did Burger not allow certain people to be part of the sample
psychology students
drug dependant
anxiety issues
procedure
learner receives only 15V rather than 45V
reads out 25 questions
leaner uses buzzer to indicate the answer
increases 15V each time
modal refusal condition
what is the modal refusal condition
In the “model refusal” condition, a second confederate pretends to be a second teacher. This teacher delivers the shocks, with the naïve participant watching. At 90V the confederate teacher turns to the naïve participant and says “I don’t know about this.” He refuses to go on and the experimenter tells the naïve participant to take over delivering the shocks.
results (2)
70% continued after 150V (base condition)
63.3% continued after 150V (modal refusal)
generalisability
high
both women and males (2/3 of the sample made up of women)
it is generalisable to the general population and it is not androcentric
reliability
high
standardised procedure (e.g. 15V increase, 25 questions)
it can be tested multiple times in different factors such as the setting or whether it was an ordinary person
application
high
authority figures are important when trying to display obedience
implies organisation into schools and places of work, which decreases levels of disturbance
validity
low
ecological validity, takes place in a lab setting, the task also lacks task validity as it is not a normal occurance
we can’t see the true impact of situational factors has on the normal population and society
ethics
high
protection from emotional harm, Burger removed people from the sample who had anxiety or were drug dependant
these people wouldn’t be effected by the side effects of the experiment which doesn’t cause people to have traumatic responses
