Milgram

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

1) whether American men would oh Bay and in moral order

2) which factors increased obedience and which factors increase independent behaviour

Question 2

Method

Answer 2

Quasi

Question 3

Iv&dv

Answer 3

No iv

Dv- OPD and is measured by the level of voltage of electric shock given to the learner

Question 4

Participants

Answer 4

Volunteer sample of 40 American men

Aged 20 to 50

Responded to advertisments in local newspapers asking for volunteers for a study of memory at Yale University

Four dollars plus travel expenses

Question 5

Procedure

Answer 5

Introduced to Mr Wallace

Mr Wallace was learner and participant was always teacher

Teacher given example electric shock of 15 V

Mr Wallace connected to machine in other room

Teacher read sets of word pairs and gave the stimulus word. If a learner made a mistake electric shock was given.

Electric shock increased by 15 V with every mistake

Experimenter used products and prompts to encourage obedience

At 330 V Mr Wallace screamed and begged to be let out

After this he remained silent

Question 6

Controls

Answer 6

Participant believed Mr Wallace could have been teacher

Same prods and prompts

Mr Wallace made the same mistakes and screamed at the same level of electric shock

Question 7

Quantitate findings

Answer 7

26/40 administered an electric shock of 450 V that would’ve killed the learner

All participants continue to giving shocks up to 300 V

Question 8

Qualitative results

Answer 8

Participants trembled shook and sweated

One seizure

Participants often argued with experimenter

Question 9

Conclusions

Answer 9

People pass on responsibility for consequences of their behaviour to the person in authority who gave the order

Question 10

Approach

Answer 10

Social approach