Milgram, Explanations for Obedience Flashcards
Why did Milgram conduct this study?
He wanted to research why people obeyed Hitlers orders even though they were immoral. So he wanted to test obedience
Procedure
-40 male volunteers
-Pps were introduced to confed and selection of teacher and student was rigged
-Another confed dressed in a lab coat who was ‘experimenter’ , strapped learner to chair in a different room and attached electrodes
-Pps was told to deliver shock everytime learner got the wrong answer
-Shocks increased by 15 volts to 450 volts
-At 300 volts ‘learner’ made noise and refused to go on
-At 350 volts ‘learner’ made no more noise indicating unconsciousness or death
-If pps resisted the ‘experminter’ encouraged them to continue with phrases like ‘you have no other choice’ or ‘ you must go on’
Findings
-Participants continued to 300 volts
-12.5% stopped at 300 volts
-65% continued all the way to 450 volts