Milgram Variations Flashcards

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1
Q

Where did Variation 10 take place?

A

A run down office in Bridgeport

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2
Q

What was the aim of Variation 13 (ordinary man)?

A

To investigate whether an ordinarily dressed man giving instructions would be obeyed

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3
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What were the results of Variation 7 (telephone instructions)?

A

22.5% obeyed

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4
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Who was running the variation 10 study?

A

A private company ‘friends of Bridgeport’

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5
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What percentage of participants obeyed in Variation 13 (ordinary man)?

A

20%

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6
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What percentage of participants obeyed in Variation 10 (rundown office)?

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48%

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7
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What was the conclusion of Variation 7 (telephone instructions)?

A

Proximity to the authority figure affects obedience

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8
Q

What sampling technique was used in Variation 10 (rundown office)?

A

Volunteer - participants were recruited by mailshot through the post

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9
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True or false: Participants lied to the authority figure in variation 7 (telephone instructions)

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True - participants continued to give low level shocks but told the researcher they were giving high level shocks

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10
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What was the office like in Variation 10 (rundown office)?

A

Sparsely furnished, in a commercial building

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11
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What is the purpose of the phone in variation 7

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The experimenter used it for instructions and to prod the teacher

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12
Q

Which variation had 20 ppts unlike the other 2?

A

Variation 13

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13
Q

Which variation had 3 people at the rigged draw? (Teacher, learner and experimenter assistant)

A

Variation 13

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14
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What happened to the experimenter in variation 13?

A

He got a call and left the room

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15
Q

Who decided to give shocks to the learner in variation 13?

A

The ordinary main/aide to the experimenter

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16
Q

In variation 13 after the participant refused to go on what happened?

A

The ‘assistant’ (who was a confederate playing an ‘ordinary man assigned’ to being an assistant) started to give them

17
Q

In variation 13 after the participant stopped giving the shocks how many tried to restrain the assistant from delivering them?

A

5