Milgrams Obedience study 1961 Flashcards

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when and where did the study take place?

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1961 at yale uni

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what were his experiments designed to do?

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To investigate what factors effect conformity

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in his original experiment,what % of people went over 300volts ?

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every single participant 100%

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in his original experiment,what % of people went to 450volts ?

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68%

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what did Milgram conclude from these results?

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That people are generally very obedient and the vast majority of people will carry out evil acts if they are asked to do so by an authority figure

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