Milgram

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

Whether ppl would be obedient to authority even if it meant hurting others.

Question 2

Research method and design

Answer 2

Lab experiment, Independent measures design

Question 3

Stooges

Answer 3

Mr William- the experimenter was a stooge. He was a 31-year-old male school biology teacher in a coat called ‘Mr William’. He wore a grey technician coat and had a stern manner.
Mr Wallace — He was a confederate/stooge, an accountant who pretended to be another participant. He was 47 years old and he played the role of ‘learner’.

Question 4

Sample

Answer 4

Volunteer sample thru a newspaper advert, 40 men bw ages of 20-50 years old with variety of backgrounds and occupations in New Haven.

Question 5

Verbal prods

Answer 5

Please go on, please continue, the experiment requires that u continue, it is absolutely essential that u continue, you have no choice: u must go on.

Question 6

Results

Answer 6

65%(26) of 40 participants went up to 450, 14 stopped early, mean voltage was 368v and mean estimate of pain of the 450v shock was 13.42 b/w a range of 0 and 14.

Question 7

Conclusion(situational factors)

Answer 7

1. legitimacy of the study, feeling of financial obligation, proximity of authority figure and victim, authority figure appearance.

Question 8

Conclusion

Answer 8

Individuals r much more obedient to authority. People find that carrying out destructive acts triggers feelings of stress. This is due to a conflict between 2 important social phenomena:
i) obeying authority, and
ii) the need to avoid harming others.

Question 9

Strengths

Answer 9

1. Controlled observations meaning extraneous variables were controlled.
2. Reliability as procedure was standardized
3. Ecological validity (machine, authority figure, shocks)
4. Internal Validity

Question 10

Weakness

Answer 10

1. Ethical issues
2. Low external validity

Question 11

Application of the study

Answer 11

1. Administrative offices - to stand up to unjust requests of bosses
2. Educational institutes
3. Hospitals have whistle-blowing policies to encourage the reporting of mistakes made by doctors to protect patients.