Milgram's Variations Flashcards
What was the aim of variation 7?
To test if proximity can effect obedience levels.
What is the name of variation 7?
Telophone instructions
What was different about the procedure in variation 7?
the experimenter left the room and the prods and instructions were given over the phone.
What was the results and conclusion of variation 7?
- Decreases to 22.5% going to 450 volts.
-Shows proximity to an authority figure does effect obedience.
What was a problem with variation 7?
Some participants lied about increasing the .
What was the name of variation 10?
Run down office.
What was the aim of variation 10?
To test if percieved prestige effects obidience levels.
What was different in the procedure of variation 10?
The study was conducted in a run down office block not yale university.
What was the aim of variation 13?
To see if percieved power effects obedience levels.
What was the results and conclusion of variation 10?
-only 48% went to 450 volts.
-Shows percieved prestige effects obedience levels.
What is the name of variation 13?
Ordinary man.
What was differnet about the sample in variation 13?
Only included 20 men, not 40.
Wat was the results and conclusion of variation 13?
- 20% went to 450 volts.
-Percieved power does effect obedience levels.
What was different about the proedure in variation 13?
The experimenter wore no lab coat, wore ordinary clothes (less authority).
What happened in variation 13 with the 16 ppts who refused to continue?
They were made to swap with the teacher and watch them shock Mr. Wallace.
-11 people then went to 450 volts (68.75%)
What was variation 5?
-The empathy version
What happened in variation 5?
-Mr.Wallace mentions heart problems at 150 volts and complains of chest pains.
-Made most ppts drop out at 150 volts.
What was variation 8?
40 women
What was different about variation 8?
They tested 40 women instead of men- obedience levels were the same.
What were some strengths of the variations?
-Very valid studies: testing obedience levels.
-Very reliable: can easily be repeated.
What are some problems with the variation?
-Cannot be generalised: andocentric sample.
-Not very crediable: not following ethical guidelines.
-Lack of ecological validity (not variation 10)
-Low mundane realism.
