Milgram's study

Question 1

What was the aim of Milgram

Answer 1

Milgram wanted to see how obedient a person would be when following orders which would mean breaking their moral code and harming another person

Question 2

What was the sample

Answer 2

Volunteer sample
Adult males
Participants in ‘memory study’ - given $4.50

Question 3

What happened at 300v and 350v

Answer 3

They pounded on the wall and then they were quiet

Question 4

List 2 verbal prods

Answer 4

‘Please continue’

‘The experiment requires that you continue’

Question 5

What were the findings

Answer 5

All 40 pps went to 300V

65% went up to 450V

Question 6

Conclusions

Answer 6

Authority has power over our behaviour.

Question 7

Name a strength of Milgram’s study

Answer 7

Highly controlled and standardised.
Unlikely that anything other than obedience affected the results
Highly replicable and reliable.

Question 8

Name a weakness of Milgram’s experiment

Answer 8

The study lacks mundane realism as it doesn’t reflect obedience in the real world.