Milgram

Question 1

Sample

Answer 1

40 male American ppts

Question 2

Procedure

Answer 2

• Teacher = naïve ppt
• Learner = Confederate
• T had to ask L series of questions
• each q answered wrong T had to administer electric shocks
• Starting at 15v all the way to 450v with 300v being lethal
• Experimenter had to give a series of prods

Question 3

Findings

Answer 3

• 65% Went all the way to 450V
• 12.5% stopped at 300v
• No one stopped before 300V

Question 4

Strengths

Answer 4

Lab experiment
- high levels of control = high levels of validity

Question 5

Limitations

Answer 5

Ethical issues
- PPT experienced psychological stress

Population validity
- Only men were used not generalisable to other populations

Ecological validity
- Doesn’t replicate real life experiences of obedience