Milgram's variations

Question 1

what did experiment 10 involve ?

Answer 1

it took place in a rundown office block and the ppts were told that it was being run by a private firm

Question 2

what was the reason for doing 10 ?

Answer 2

Milgram thought that by doing the experiment in a lab, added legitimacy to the study, making the ppts more likely to obey

Question 3

what were the results of 10?

Answer 3

47.5% were fully obedient (compared with 65% from the baseline study )

Question 4

what did experiment 7 involve?

Answer 4

the ppts were given their orders over the phone, this investigates. social impact theory also due to immediacy

Question 5

what occured in 7 ?

Answer 5

ppts lied to the experimenter about the level of shock, i.e. giving the learner the lowest shock every time.

Question 6

what were the results of 7 ?

Answer 6

22.5 % were fully obedient

Question 7

what did experiment 13 involve ?

Answer 7

after the experiment was set up, the experimenter received a phone call and leaves sounding distressed, afterwards a confederate man suggests to administer shocks for every wrong answer.

Question 8

what were the results of 13 ?

Answer 8

80% of the ppts refused to obey the ordinary man entirely.