Milgram Study of Obedience Flashcards
What was the aim?
To investigate what level of obedience would be shown when participants were told by an authority figure to administer electric shocks to an innocent person
What was the sample?
40 American Males aged 20-50
How was the sample recruited?
Through a newspaper article asking volunteers to come to a study of memory at Yale uni. Therefore a volunteer sample
what was the highest voltage the phony shock generator could reach and what intervals did it increase by?
450V highest , 15V each time answer was wrong
What memory task did the teacher have to carry out?
- had to read a series of word pairs
- then would give one word from a pair along with 4 other new words
- Learner had to decide which of the 4 words was paired with the word
2 examples of verbal prods used?
- Please continue
- The experiment requires you to continue
what were the results?
- 100% delivered shocks to 300 Volts
- 65% delivered shocks to 450 Volts
Name 3 signs of moral strain showed throughout other then laughing fits?aq
- sweated
- dug fingernails into flesh
- bit their lips
How many suffered from nervous laughter?
14/40
How many suffered from seizures?
3/40
What did milgram conclude?
The most important factor on obedience is the situation. For example it took place at prestigious Yale uni and they thought the victim had volunteered so had an obligation to be there.
