Milgram Flashcards
What is the aim of milgrams study?
To investigate the level of obedience people would show to an authority figure when being asked to administer electric shocks to other people.
What was the IV and DV in milgrams study?
IV: shock levels
DV: willingness to obey
Sometimes it isnt considered to be an experiment.
Participants in milgrams study?
40 males in a range of occupations, aged between 20 and 50 years old. Paid £4.50.
What sampling method was used in milgrams study?
Self-selected sample
What was the research method in milgrams study?
Controlled observation (experimental).
Milgrams procedure?
A room in yale uni. There was the learner and the teacher, everytime the learner got a wrong answer they were given an electric shock and each time the voltage was increased, no answer was equal to a wrong answer. If they didnt answer, verbal prods were used, these included:
1. Please continue 2.The experiment requires you to continue.
Milgrams results?
People are obedient even though they had been tought from a young age not to hurt others as it is wrong. Authoritative figure had no special powers to enforce his orders and it would bring no material loss to the participants. It caused great tension as people were sweating.
Milgrams conclusion?
People are obedient, to the extent to which they would contradict their own views.
What approach is milgram in?
Social
