Explanations for Obedience - Milgram Flashcards
Define obedience
Behaviour in compliance with a direct command, often from an authority figure.
Who were Milgram’s p’s
40 American Males
How were the p’s given their role as a teacher
Through a fixed draw
What were the p’s tasked with doing
Giving (fake) shocks to learner (confederate)
Who gave the p’s their task
An experimenter in a brown lab coat
How were the shocks administered
Shocks started at 15 volts and increased by 15 volts for every wrong answer up to 450 volts.
What was the minimum voltage p’s stopped at
300 volts (No one stopped before 300v)
What percentage of p’s went all the way to 450v
65%
How did most p’s react to the circumstances
Many showed signs of stress, most objected but continued anyway
What percentage of participants did prior surveys predict would obey
3%
What happened as the fake shocks increased
P could hear learners reaction from other room
who were p’s greeted by
p’s were greeted by an individual in a lab coat and the learner who claimed to have a heart condition
What happened after 275v
Learner stopped answering
