Milgram's study

Question 1

MILGRAM- when did Milgram’s study begin

Answer 1

1963

Question 2

MILGRAM- the participants were ages … and were all …

Answer 2

20-50, men

Question 3

MILGRAM- how many particpants in milgram’s study

Answer 3

40

Question 4

MILGRAM- where was Milgram’s study conducted

Answer 4

Yale University

Question 5

MILGRAM- the confederate was called…

Answer 5

Mr Wallace

Question 6

MILGRAM- the participants were all given the role of…

Answer 6

teacher

Question 7

MILGRAM- why did Milgram study obedience?

Answer 7

he was interested in the role of Eichmann in the final solution in the holocaust

Question 8

MILGRAM- the participants were told the study was about…

Answer 8

the role of punishment in learning

Question 9

MILGRAM- participants were told to…

Answer 9

shock the learner every time the gave a wrong answer

Question 10

MILGRAM- -% percent of participants continued to 450 volts

Answer 10

65

Question 11

MILGRAM- all 40 participants continued to

Answer 11

300 volts

Question 12

MILGRAM- how did participants show anxiety

Answer 12

shaking, laughing hysterically, 3 had seizures

Question 13

MILGRAM- when the instructor spoke over the phone, obedience fell to…

Answer 13

20.5%

Question 14

MILGRAM- when the experiment was conducted in rundown office buildings as opposed to at yale university, obedience dropped to…

Answer 14

47.5%

Question 15

MILGRAM- When Mr Wallace was wearing regular clothes, not a uniform, obedience dropped to…

Answer 15

20%

Question 16

MILGRAM- Who conducted a study which supported Milgram’s findings and when?

Answer 16

Hofling et al, 1966

Question 17

MILGRAM- what were Hofling’s findings?

Answer 17

95% of nurses obeyed an incorrect order

Question 18

MILGRAM- is Milgram’s research temporally valid?

Answer 18

yes, Jerry Burger’s 2009 research found the same results

Question 19

MILGRAM- is Milgram’s research ecologically valid?

Answer 19

yes, the Mai Lai massacre was proof of this

Question 20

MILGRAM- why was Milgram’s study unethical?

Answer 20

lacked informed consent, 4th prod challenged right to withdraw as it stated that participants had no choice but to continue, some participants were damaged long term

Question 21

MILGRAM- how many still felt emotional distress a year later?

Answer 21

2 participants

Question 22

MILGRAM- what did Gina Perry do?

Answer 22

found clips of participants confessing doubt about the authenticity of the shocks

Question 23

MILGRAM- Milgram himself admitted that…

Answer 23

the uniform variation was somewhat unconvincing

Question 24

MILGRAM- The study may be investigating - as opposed to -, as up until the 4th prod, participants were simply conforming to the science

Answer 24

conformity, obedience

Question 25

MILGRAM- In the game of death, - delivered the highest shock

Answer 25

80%