Milgram Flashcards
What was the aim of Milgrams research?
To find out whether ordinary Americans would obey an unjust order from an authority figure to inflict pain on another person.
What aim were the 40 male volunteers told?
That the study concerned the role of punishment in learning.
What roles did the experiment involve?
The experimenter, teacher and learner.
What roles did the participant and confederate have?
Participant- teachers role
Confederate- learner
How was the teacher decieved?
They were deceived into thinking they were giving electric shocks when in fact no shocks were actually administered.
What was the learners task?
To memorise pairs of words.
What would the teacher do if the learner made a mistake?
Administer a shock.
What did the teacher sit infront of?
The shock generator that had 30 levers which indicated the level of shock to be given.
How does the teacher believe he was actually delivering shocks?
They saw the confederate being strapped to a chair in an ajoining room with electrodes attached to his arms.
What did shocks start at and by how many increments did they increase by until 450V?
15V and they increased by 15V increments.
What happened if the teacher hesitated in administering the shocks?
The researcher encouraged him to continue.
When did the experiment continue until?
The teacher refused to continue or until 450V were reached 4 times.
What happened after the experiment?
Participants were debriefed and taken to meet the learner-accomplice.
What % of participants went on giving shocks to 450V?
65%
How many participants gave shocks to 300V?
All
