Milgram's Experiment

Question 1

Aim of Experiment

Answer 1

Deduce whether or not ordinary Americans would obey an unjust order from authority. What factors cause someone to obey?

Question 2

Procedure

Answer 2

Milgram did a study; participants asked to give an electric shock to another participant (who was actually a confederate) if incorrectly pairing words. If the pairing was incorrect, the voltage of the electric shock increased.

Question 3

Range of Shocks

Answer 3

ranged from 15 volts (slight shock) to 450

Question 4

What’s special about 315V shocks?

Answer 4

learner stops responding lol

Question 5

What percentage of Ps went up to at least 300V?

Answer 5

100% humanity is doomed lmfao

Question 6

who pussied out first

Answer 6

12.5% stop at 300 volts, student shows stress signs

Question 7

how many psychos went up to 450V….

Answer 7

65%

Question 8

signs that Ps were NOT enjoying the experiment

Answer 8

nervous laughing fits, groaning, ‘digging fingernails into their flesh’ and convulsions. Someone had a seizure omggg

Question 9

Finding 1

Answer 9

Experiment concludes it’s normal to give in to destructive obedience

Question 10

Was there pressure to stay?

Answer 10

Participants could leave whenever, but experimenter would give prods implying they shouldn’t.

Question 11

A strength of Milgram’s experiment is the operationalisation of human behaviour. How?

Answer 11

Produces objective results (number of volts), which can be compared + statistical analysis. Increases psychology’s credibility as a science.

Question 12

How was the sample biased?

Answer 12

only american men- ew! Gender bias and culture bias leads to low population validity; findings not applicable to everyone.

Question 13

Ethical Problems

Answer 13

83.7% of Ps left experiment satisfied. Experiment itself was ethically problematic. Deception in a study means the participants can’t give their full consent- they don’t know what they’re agreeing to. + Psychological damage potentially induced.

Question 14

Ethical problems part 2

Answer 14

Though Ps had a right to withdraw, researchers made Ps feel inclined to continue.

Question 15

Variation in regards to agentic shift

Answer 15

Variation of Milgram’s experiment; additional confederate administered
shocks on behalf of the teacher.

Question 16

Agentic shift stat

Answer 16

% of Ps who administered the full 450V increased from 65% to 92.5%

Question 17

Variation in regards to proximity

Answer 17

Teacher and learner seated in the same room. Percentage of participants administering full 450V dropped from 65% to 40%. Teacher was able to experience the learner’s pain more directly.

Question 18

Variation in regards to location

Answer 18

Original in Yale, variation in bummy Connecticut building. % of Ps giving full 450V shock drops from 65 %to 47.5%.

Question 19

Variation in regards to uniform

Answer 19

Researcher swapped w confed disguised as another P. % of Ps giving full 450V shock dropped from 65% to 20%

Question 20

Variation in regards to uniform links toooo

Answer 20

legitimacy of authority