Milgram Study - Evaluation Flashcards

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Why did Milgram’s research lack internal validity?

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  • The participants didn’t believe that the electric shocks were real.
  • It wouldn’t have made sense that someone in a learning environment would receive fatal shocks.
  • They knew they weren’t hurting anyone.
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How did participants behave?

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They behaved as they were expected to due to the demand characteristics of the study.

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Why did many participants state that they were suspicious?

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Many participants said that they wee suspicious because the experimenter remained so calm.

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How many participants believed they were giving electric shocks?

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Milgram reported that 75% of the participants strongly believed that they were giving electric shocks.

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Milgram caused psychological damage to participants that couldn’t be justified; why did he defend himself?

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  • He didn’t know prior to the study that such high levels of distress would be caused.
  • He considered ending the study when he observed participants behaviour, but decided there was no indication of damaging effects.
  • 84% of participants had stated that they were glad to have participated.
  • The potential damage to participants needs to be weighed against the importance of the findings.
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How did Milgram fail in his duty of care for participants?

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Some were waiting for up to a year before they were debriefed, despite leaving the lab believing they had killed someone.

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