Milgram Flashcards
(Inspiration)
Holocaust Explanation…
…many people believed that the explanation for the Holocaust was that German people were just more obedient than any other race. Milgram disagreed, and argued that anyone that was put in the same situation as they were would do the same. Milgram favoured the situational hypothesis.
(Aim)
To investigate the level…
…of obedience that would be demonstrated when participants were told by an authority figure to administer electric shocks to another person.
(Sample)
- 40 men aged 20-50
- Recruited from the New Haven area in North America.
- Recruited by means of newspaper/direct mail advertisement.
- Range of backgrounds/occupations.
(Sample)
40 men…
…aged between 20-50 years old.
(Sample)
Recruited from…
…the New Haven area in North America.
(Sample)
Recruited by means…
…of newspaper advertisement and direct mail advertisement.
(Sample)
Range of…
…backgrounds and occupations.
(Main Findings)
Quantitative: 26 (65%)…
…went to the maximum shock level (450V).
(Main Findings)
Quantitative: All 40…
…went up to 300V.
(Main Findings)
Qualitative: The comment/behaviour…
…/reactions were noted. E.g, nervous giggling, biting lips.
(Strengths)
High reliability.
The study has been repeated many times and consistently got similar results each time.
(Strengths)
High Validity.
The study gathered both Qualitative and Quantitative data. (Give examples).
(Weaknesses)
Ethics…
…Withdrawel/deceit/protection).
(Weaknesses)
Unrepresentative sample.
The study contained only males from the New Haven area in North America, and there were no females, therefore making it harder to generalise and compare with the results with the general population, reducing the validity.
(Weaknesses)
Low Ecological Validity.
The task and the situation were not normal everyday… Did not resemble true life…
