Milgram Flashcards
Why was Milgram’s study not an experiment?
The level of shocks was not an independent variable
How were participants selected?
Volenteer sampling after an advert was put in a New Haven newspaper maying $4.50 for participation in a learning and memory study
What sampling technique was used?
Volenteer sampling
How many were participants paid?
$4.50
Money didn’t depend on them completing the study
What newspaper was the advert posted in?
New Haven
How many participants were there?
20 male participants between the ages of 20 and 50 from a range of backgrounds
What was the age range of the participants?
20-50
Where did the study take place?
Yale University
What was the procedure?
Paired with learner (Mr Wallace)
Learner strapped to an electric chair
Participant taken to ajoining room and given sample shock
Every time learner was wrong, voltage was increased
How was the learner and teacher decided?
Draw slips of paper
Who was Mr Wallace?
The learner
An actor who was Milgram’s assistant
Where was the shock generator compared to the electric chair?
An ajoining room
How many switches were on the shock machine?
30
How often were shocks given?
Every 4 switches
What was the worst label on the switches?
XXX (fatal)
Why was the teacher given a sample shock?
To prove the machine was real
When was the teacher to administer a shock?
Every time the learner got a wrong awnser
What feedback did the experimenter give?
4 standard prompts eg:
Please continue
The experiment requires you continue
What is an example of a standard prompt?
The experiment requires you continue
How were the participants de-hoaxed?
After the study they were reunited with Mr Wallace and debreifed before being interviewed about their experiance
At what voltage did Mr Wallace protest?
300volts
How many psychology students did Milgram survey before the study?
14
What did the psychology students predict about the participants?
0-3% would administer 450 volts
How many participants administerd 450 volts?
65%
