Milgram et al's study of obedience

Question 1

How many participants were there?

Answer 1

40 participants

Question 2

How many participants were obedient?

Answer 2

26 participants did it up to 450 volts

Question 3

At what point did participants slowly stop administering shocks?

Answer 3

300 volts

Question 4

Why was the study conducted

Answer 4

To find out why the german people did nothing as Jews where slaughtered.AKA to what extent people are obedient even if there being told to do something immoral.

Question 5

What was the conclusion of the study?

Answer 5

the situation of someone with a higher status telling participants what to do produced extremely strong tenancies to obey,along with high tension and emotional strain.

Question 6

At what points did people stop?

Answer 6

300: 5
315: 4
330: 2
345: 1
360: 1
375: 1
450: 26

Question 7

Where was the study carried out?

Answer 7

Yale university

Question 8

How was the study carried out?

Answer 8

Telling the participant to administer fake electric shocks to a confederate (who was described as likeable)

Question 9

How where participants lied to?

Answer 9

They were told it was a study of memory (and that the electric shocks where real)and paid $4.50 for taking part