burger's replication of Milgram

Question 1

how many women were used ?

Answer 1

41

Question 2

how many men were used ?

Answer 2

29

Question 3

who were banned from taking part in the study ?

Answer 3

1) psychology students
2) people with anxiety
3) people receiving psychiatric help

Question 4

what type of screening process did he have ?

Answer 4

a two-step screening process

Question 5

was his debrief thorough ?

Answer 5

yes, it was thorough and detailed, i.e., a lot better than Milgram’s

Question 6

what were volunteers given ?

Answer 6

50 dollars, which they were reminded that they would receive even if they did not finish the experiment

Question 7

what was the maximum voltage ?

Answer 7

150v

Question 8

what was the difference in test shock between milligram and burger ?

Answer 8

milgram gave 45v test shock whilst burger only gave a 15v test shock

Question 9

give 5 ethical controls in burger’s replication

Answer 9

1) two-step screening process
2) ppts were warned 3 times in writing that they could withdraw from the study at any point and still keep the $50
3) experimenter was a clinical psychologist and so was skilled in spotting a reacting to distress
4) shock was 15v, not 45v
5) Burger did not waste any time bringing out the healthy confederate

Question 10

did burger find a gender difference in his results ?

Answer 10

no, there was no significant difference in level of obedience, however, burger observed higher levels of distress from the female ppts

Question 11

what did burger conclude ?

Answer 11

• milgram’s results still stand half a century later, making milgram’s baseline study more credible

Question 12

what was the main result from burger’s replication ?

Answer 12

70% of the 70 ppts were willing to go past the 150v (burger assumed that anyone willing to go passed 150v would have gone to 450v)