Contemporary study in detail- Burger (2009) Flashcards

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Aims

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To see if the results of Milgram’s study was still relevent today.

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Procedure of Base condition

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A mild 15v shock was administered to the participants, and the study went to 150v. Participants came from a newspaper advertisement. They met the confederate, and he was told to remember word pairs, and was shocked if they got it wrong. The responses were pre-recorded. The participant was immediately debriefed.

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Procedure of Moral refused condition

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It was largely the same as base condition, but there were two confederates. the draw was rigged, and there were two teachers. They observed Mr Wallace being strapped into a chair, and were told what to do. The confederate began pressing switches and stopped at 90v. The experimenter tries to make them continue, but the participant takes his place.

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Results

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70% continued after 150v (Base), 63.3% continued after 150v (moral), compared to 82.5% in Milgrams original

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Conclusions

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The reaction was mostly the same as in the original. Participants were no less obedient in the moral refused condition.

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