Milgram

Question 1

What did the participants receive for taking part?

Answer 1

$4.50

Question 2

How were participants obtained?

Answer 2

Through a news paper article and direct mailing.

Question 3

Describe the sample.

Answer 3

• 40 Participants
• Male
• Aged from 20-50
• From New Haven
• Believed they were taking a study for memory and learning.

Question 4

What was the background of the study?

Answer 4

Holocaust and how the legitimate authority made people act immorally.

Question 5

Where was it conducted?

Answer 5

Laboratory in Yale University.

Question 6

What was the IV?

Answer 6

There was no IV as it was a controlled observation.

Question 7

What happened in the prior study?

Answer 7

14 Yale seniors estimated the percentage of participants who would administer the highest level of shock.
Estimates ranged from 1-3.

Question 8

Describe the results table.

Answer 8

No. Participants     Voltage
26 = 450
1 = 375
1 = 360
1 = 345
2 = 330
4 = 315
5 = 300

Question 9

How many participants were “obedient”?

Answer 9

26

Question 10

How many participants were disobedient?

Answer 10

14

Question 11

What signs did many participants show after completion?

Answer 11

• Sighs of relief
• Mopped their brows
• Nervously fumbled cigarettes
• Shaking heads

Question 12

What’s signs of stress did many participants show whilst administrating shocks?

Answer 12

• Sweating
• Trembling
• Stuttering
• Laughing nervously
• 3 had full blown seizures

Question 13

Describe some of the possible conclusions?

Answer 13

-Inhuman acts can be done by ordinary people
-People will obey others in legitimate authority even if the act is immoral.
Individually differences, such as personality, influence the extent to which people will be obedient.

Question 14

What were the 4 prods?

Answer 14

1) “please continue” or “please go on”
2) “ The experiment requires that you continue”
3) “it is absolutely essential that you continue”
4) “you have no choice, you must go on”