Milgram (1963) Situational Factors

Question 1

Milgram carried out his experiment in

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many different ways to investigate the effect that certain conditions would have on the results

Question 2

1. Presence of Allies - when there were 3 teachers (i participant, 2 confederates)

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the real participant was less likely to obey

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1. Presence of Allies - having allies makes

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it easier to resist orders

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2. Proximity of the Victims - Milgram suggested that

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proximity was an important factor

Question 5

2. Proximity of the Victims - in the original experiment

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65% went to 450 volts

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2. Proximity of the Victims - when the learner was in the same room, it dropped to

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40%

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2. Proximity of the Victims - when the participant had to put the learners hand on the shock plate, it dropped to

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30%

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3. Proximity of the Authority - if the authority figure gave orders through the phone

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conformity dropped to 23%

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3. Location of the Experiment - if the participants were told that the experiment was being conducted by a private company and set in some run down offices

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people going to 450 volts dropped to 48%

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3. Location of the Experiment - if the person running the experiment seemed less legitimate then

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people were more likely to question it