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Milgram's Study of Obedience Flashcards

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1
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Obedience is…

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… obeying direct orders from someone in authority.

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2
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Conforming is…

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… obeying orders unwillingly.

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Compliance is…

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… willingly obeying an order but not necessarily agreeing with it.

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4
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Internalising is…

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… obeying whilst agreeing to do so.

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What was the aim of Milgram’s study?

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To see if the Nazis were ‘different’ from other people, and to see whether or not ‘ordinary people’ would do likewise.

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Participants thought that the study was about…

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… the effect of punishment on learning.

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What were the participants told about the shocks?

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That they were painful but wouldn’t permanently damage tissue.

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When did the learner begin reacting to the shocks?

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At 300 volts.

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How many participants were in the basic study?

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40

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10
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How many participants gave shocks until the end?

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26

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All participants obeyed up to?

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300 volts

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How did participants react during the experiment?

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  • nervousness & nervous laughter
  • sweating
  • trembling
  • digging nails into flesh
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What were the 2 main conclusions of the study?

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  • social influence is strong

- people obey orders even if it causes them distress

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How did setting affect the results of Milgram’s basic study?

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  • Yale University is a prestigious institute

- wouldn’t allow anything unethical

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How did the aim of the study affect the results of Milgram’s basic study?

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It had a worthy cause.

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How did the participants, as volunteers, affect the results of Milgram’s basic study?

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Because they volunteered, they had made a commitment.

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How did the participants being paid affect the results of Milgram’s basic study?

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They felt an obligation due to being paid.

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How was the procedure of Milgram’s study well-controlled?

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  • set verbal prompts in a set order
  • victim’s responses carefully prepared
  • experiments of participants the same, so no bias
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How is lack of bias a strength?

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Lack of bias meant that the conclusions were firm, so cause & effect conclusions could be drawn.

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How did a well-controlled procedure strengthen the study?

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Study was replicable so it could be tested for reliability.

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How was Milgram’s study unethical?

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It caused distress & discomfort for participants.

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Ethical issues made Milgram’s study…

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… hard to replicate.

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Verbal prompts pressurised the participants not to leave, which is against…

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… the ethical principle of respect.

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What gave the study a lack of ecological validity?

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It was at a university, so the setting wasn’t realistic/ natural.

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What was the aim of the variations?

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To investigate what may have affected the participants in the basic study.

26
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Experiment 10 (variation)?

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Study took place in an office block.

27
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What was the aim of experiment 10 (variation in setting)?

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To see if obedience was affected by the setting (University of Yale).

28
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Milgram kept everything else in his variations the same, to…

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… make comparisons and conclusions.

29
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Experiment 7 (variation)?

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Experimenter was in touch by phone.

30
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What was the aim of experiment 7?

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To see if obedience was affected by the experimenter being present in the room.

31
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In which experiment was obedience the greatest?

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In the basic study.

32
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Which variation had the least effect on obedience?

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Setting

33
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What had the most effect on obedience?

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Commands being given by the experimenter.

34
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What were the main features of experiment 7?

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  • telephonic instructions
  • closeness of authority
  • experimenter absent
35
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What was the result of experiment 7?

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Obedience dropped sharply.

Only 9 participants obeyed.

36
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When the authority figure isn’t face-to-face, dissent is?

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Easier

37
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Why is having the same procedure a strength?

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It helps with making comparisons, and cause-effect conclusions.

38
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The hypothesis that the physical presence of an authority figure effects obedience is…

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… strengthened.

39
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What were the main features of experiment 10?

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  • rundown office block

- institutional context

40
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Aims of experiment 10?

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Would the power of the institution affect results?

Would obedience drop if the setting wasn’t so prestigious?

41
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People regard Yale with awe & respect, so…

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… they were confident that the study was done with integrity & competence, due to the setting & context.

42
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Where was the study moved?

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To Bridgeport, an industrial city near Yale.

43
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Evidence that participants in experiment 10 had more doubts?

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  • one made notes

- one questioned his own judgement & thought the study was ‘heartless’

44
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Results of experiment 10?

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  • lower level of obedience
  • 47.5% (compared to the original 65%)

(Milgram didn’t regard this drop as significant).

45
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How did the use of an office block strengthen experiment 10?

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It gave it validity, as the study took place in the real world.
It was more realistic than a prestigious institute.

46
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How are the results of experiment 10 a weakness?

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As obedience didn’t fall much, validity may be questioned.

47
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Experiment 10 is still weak as it still took place in a laboratory, so it may still have been seen by the participants as…

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… a scientific experiment, thus obedience would be higher.

48
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Obedience is more likely if the setting is?

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Scientific

49
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Obedience is less likely if the setting is?

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Natural

50
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What was the variation of experiment 13?

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An ordinary man gave orders, instead of an experimenter.

51
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What were the questions behind experiment 13?

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  • would the presence of the authority figure have an effect on obedience?
  • is a command obeyed ‘just like that’, or only if it’s from an authority figure?
52
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What were the 2 different features of experiment 13?

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  • experimenter gave initial instructions

- an ordinary man gave the commands

53
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In experiment 13, what happened when the experimenter left the room?

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An accomplice already present suggests to the participant a way of doing the study.

54
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In experiment 13, the participant sees the orders as coming from?

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An ordinary man

55
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In experiment 13, the basic situation was still?

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Created by authority

56
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How many participants, out of 20, showed dissent in experiment 13?

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16

57
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How many participants, out of 20, went to the maximum shock level?

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4

58
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What was the variation in experiment 13a?

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When the participant refused the ordinary man’s orders, he said they could swap roles - the participant would record the shocks given, and the accomplice would give the shocks.

59
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What were the reactions of the participants, in experiment 13a, as bystanders?

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  • majority protested
  • some tried to disconnect the power from the generator
  • some tried to physically restrain the accomplice
60
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What reduced authority in experiment 13?

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The fact that the participant thought the accomplice was another participant.

61
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Experiment 13 is still weak, as there is still a lot of authority present, due to:

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  • scientific apparatus

- Yale

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