Milgram

Question 1

What was the aim of Milgram’s study?

Answer 1

1. Investigate how OBEDIENT people would be to orders from a person in AUTHORITY that result in PAIN/HARM to another

Question 2

What research method did Milgram’s use?

What was the DV of Milgram’s study?

Answer 2

Research method = Lab experiment

DV = Obedience (operationalised by voltage)

Question 3

Identify 4 factors about Milgram’s sample

Answer 3

1. 40 men aged 20 - 50
2. Self selected sample (newspaper advert)
3. Given $4.50 for time & 50c for travel
4. From New Haven, North America

Question 4

Where was the study conducted?

Answer 4

Yale university

Question 5

Who was the confederate?

Answer 5

47 year old Irish American accountant

Question 6

What were the participants given as a demonstration?

Answer 6

A 45 volt shock

Question 7

What happened at 300 volts & 315 volts?

Answer 7

Confederate pounded on wall & after that went silent

Question 8

What were Milgram’s results

Answer 8

At 5 o’clock I went home to watch channel 4. I ate 2 Jaffa cakes & had 1 cup of tea with 1 sugar & 1 splash of milk. I law had 26 cookies!

• 14 giggled nervously
• 1 had seizure

Question 9

What were Milgram’s 2 conclusions?

Answer 9

1. People are more OBEDIENT to destructive orders than we expect
2. People find receiving & obeying destructive orders highly stressful BUT obey despite emotional response