MILGRAM Flashcards
What was Milgram interested in?
Why the German population had followed the orders of Hitler and murdered 6 million Jews
What did Milgram think about the German population?
Germans were different from other people in other countries- perhaps being more obedient- known as dispositional explanation of obedience
What was Milgram’s aim?
Interested in researching how far people would go to obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person
What is the definition of obedience?
Social influence from a person in power/authorty
What does social influence cause a person to do?
Act in response to an order given by another person
What is the experimenter also known as?
The confederate
What was the confederate dressed in?
A grey lab coat
What was the learners name?
Mr Wallace
What did Mr Wallace have to learn?
A list of word pairs
Who could administer the electric shocks?
The teacher
What nationality were the men tested?
American
How many men took part?
40
What university were the men from?
Yale
What ages were they from?
20-50
Did they all have the same jobs?
No- some were unskilled, some were skilled
