L6 - Situational Variables

Question 1

Name the 3 variables

Answer 1

Proximity
Uniform
Location

Question 2

Describe the effect of proximity

Answer 2

How close a participant was to Mr Wallace/the experimenter affected obedience

Question 3

How did proximity affect obedience in Milgram’s experiment?

Answer 3

Fell to 40% when participants and Mr Wallace in same room

Question 4

Two types of proximity:

Answer 4

Touch proximity variation

Absent experimenter variation

Question 5

What happened with Milgram when touch proximity was applied?

Answer 5

30% obeyed

Hasd to clamp learner’s arm down onto metal plate

Question 6

Absent experimenter procedure and results

Answer 6

21% obeyed

Experimenter left and gave instructions over phone

Question 7

Describe the importance of uniform

Answer 7

Can be a symbol of status or power (increase obedience)

or show that a person has none (decrease)

Question 8

Name of variation in Milgram’s experiment that changed the location?

Answer 8

Alternative setting variation

Question 9

Location variation procedure?

Answer 9

Either at Yale or rundown office

Question 10

Participants said location affected them how?

Answer 10

Yale = more confidence in experimenter’s integrity

Wouldn’t have obeyed in a run down office

Question 11

How many obeyed in the rundown office?

Answer 11

48%