Milgram Situational Variations On Obedience

Question 1

Proximity

Answer 1

• physical closeness or distance from authority to participant
• teacher and learner in same room = 40% as Teacher could feel learners anguish
• teacher required to force hand on shock plate = 30%
• the closer the experimenter was to teacher the higher the obedience
• over the phone decreased obedience

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Conducted in yale uni, prestige and more trusted
- moved to rundown office = 48%

Question 3

Power of uniform

Answer 3

• uniforms have impact, symbolise authority
• BICKMAN - tested ecological validity ina realistic setting
• experimenters dressed in sports coach, milkman, guard and ordered 153 people on street to do something
• participants most likely listened to guard
• supports obedience could relate to uniform and amount of perceived authority