information about the experiments

Question 1

How many people went to the max voltage on the Remote feedback condition?

Answer 1

65% (27th level)

Question 2

What is the remote feed back condition?

Answer 2

pounds in protest at 300 v

Question 3

How many people went to the max voltage in the study that involved voice feedback?

Answer 3

62%

Question 4

How many people went to the max voltage in the study that increased the voice proximity of the learner?

Answer 4

40%

Question 5

How many people went to the max voltage when the study increased the teacher and learner to touch proximity?

Answer 5

30%

Question 6

How did physical closeness of the authority effect obedience; (telephone vs. hovering?

Answer 6

(21% vs. 62%)

- the closer the proximity of the experimenter, the greater the obedience.

Question 7

How did the Legitimacy or status of the authority effect obedience Yale vs. “private industry”

Answer 7

(48% vs. 62%)

- the more prestigious the experimenter the greater the level of obedience.

Question 8

When disobedient peers (models) quit the experiment how did this effect obedience?

Answer 8

• ( 10% vs. 62%)

- It significantly reduced the level of obedience.

Question 9

(Asch Study) The Research question was: Would the real participant agree with the majority( I.e., conform) even if he knew it was the incorrect answer?

Answer 9

-Yes about 35% of the time.

Question 10

And what % of all subjects conformed to a knowingly-wrong answer at least once.

Answer 10

65