Milgram

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To see if the Germans are more obedient than Americans
To see if people will Obey under legit authority

Question 2

Sample

Answer 2

40 men from the USA aged 20-50

Question 3

What was the confederate called?

Answer 3

Mr Wallace
(We love mr wallace ❤️)

Question 4

Where did the experiment take place

Answer 4

Yale

Question 5

How many increments did the volts go up in?

Answer 5

15 volt increments

Question 6

Which voltage got the label
“XXX”

Answer 6

450v

Question 7

What type of questions did the learner receive

Answer 7

Word pairs

Question 8

At what voltage did the learner “bang on the wall and stop answering”

Answer 8

300v

Question 9

Name one of the verbal prods

Answer 9

Prod 1: “Please continue”
Prod 2: “The experiment requires you to continue.”
Prod 3: “It is absolutely essential that you continue.”
Prod 4: “You have no other choice but to continue.”

Question 10

Results

Answer 10

100% went to 300v
65% went to 450v
Bonus: Ppts sweat, trembled, stuttered and showed clear signs of stress

Question 11

Conclusions

Answer 11

Ordinary people will obey orders from legitimate authority