Expirements Flashcards
Milgram studies on obedience to authority showed that
Teachers delivered the maximum amount of shock to the learner
Milgram’s intention in conducting his study was to replicate the social situation in
Nazi German
Who did the teachers think they could blame in the Milgram experiment?
The experimenter
Who did Milgram’s original sample consist of?
40 males of different occupations
How many participants in milligrams’s experiment went all the way to 450 V
26 or 65%
A sample shock of how many volts was given to the teacher
45 V
Why did the volunteer not stop during Milgram‘s experiment?
The professor kept saying they had to continue
What did Milgram study reveal?
2/3 of all people fell into the category of obedient subjects
What was the lowest voltage that subject stopped on?
300 V
Why was the teacher shocked in Milgram’s experiment?
To make the experiment seem real
How were the roles assigned in Milgram study?
They were drawn from a hat
In Milgram study what nervous reaction was described as bizarre
Laughing
What was the aim of the Stanford prison experiment?
Does someone’s environment make them behave badly and does their role make them behave badly?
What made Zimbardo interested in doing the Stanford prison experiment?
High levels of prison brutality
Who participated in the Stanford prison experiment?
21 male students
