How core studies link to their specific psychological area

Question 1

How does Milgrams study link to its specific psychological area?

Answer 1

1. Social - results show how pressure from another person can lead people to administer potentially fatal shocks electric shocks to another individual in spite of their discomfort
   –> behaviour is influenced by presence, attitudes and actions of others
2. This links to social approach as it inspired so much other research in the area of obedience

Question 2

How does Piliavins study link to its specific psychological area?

Answer 2

1. Social approach because was seeking to investigate the impact of other people on helping behaviour
   –> By counting the number of people in the carriage at the time of the incident,