Milgrams research Flashcards
how many and who were the participants
40 male american participants with various educational backgrounds
when did this experiment take place
1963
where did the study take place
Yale university
which role did the participant (naive participant) play
the teacher
which role did the confederates play
the learner and the experimenter
what was the experimenter wearing and why is that important
he was wearing a grey lab coat and this was important because of the power of uniform
what was the increment increase in voltage
it went up in 15V
made them feel as though it wouldn’t do much more damage than they had already done
what was the minimum voltage everyone went to
every participant went to 300V
what percentage of people stopped at 300V
12.5% stopped at 300v which was an ‘intense shock’
what was the max voltage
450V
what percentage of participants went to 450V
65% of participants did
What was Milgrams predictions before the experiment
he predicted that no more than 3%of the participants would go to 450V
what did Milgram have to do after the experiment
he had to debrief all of the participants and tell them that their behaviour was completely normal
what are some issues with this experiment
-he wasn’t letting them leave when they were protesting to
-Could be distressing for some people
-Deception
