Milgram - Obedience Shock Experiment Flashcards
1
Q
Who conducted the Obedience Shock Experiments?
A
Stanley Milgram
2
Q
What was the aim?
A
To investigate the level of obedience participants show to an authority figure which instructed them to deliver electric shocks to anothe person
3
Q
What were the results?
A
65% of participants delivered maximum shock
4
Q
Significance of Experiment
A
Provides evidence of influence of situational factors over dispositional factors on behaviour
5
Q
Strength of Experiment
A
Experiment replicated multiple times and yielded similar reults
6
Q
Weakness of Experiment
A
Low ecological validity - experiement conducted in a laboratory
7
Q
Ethical Concerns
A
Psychological Harm - participanjts were not proctected from stress and emotional harm
