Milgrams variation Flashcards

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Variation 7 : telephone instructions aim

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To see if proximity has an effect on obedience levels

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V7: what was the procedure

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40 ppts
study progressed like original, rigged draw, first initial shock
After giving initial instructions the experimenter left the room leaving the p with a telephone and shock generator.
If teachers ad doubts they had to ring the experimenter
Prods were delivered over the telephone

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V7: what was the results

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Obedience fell form 65% to 22.5%
They lied about increasing the voltage and continued to give low level shocks

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V7: what was the conclusion

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Proximity to an authority figure has an impact on obedience

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Variation 10: run down office block aim

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Milgram wanted to see if changing from prestigious Yale university would have an effect on obedience levels

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v10: what was the method

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40 puts recruited from post
Experiment was relocated form Yale university to small office in Bridgeport
They were told research was being conducted from “research associates of Bridgeport “
The experiments were conducted in a three room office suite in a run down office building which was sparsely furnished
The rest of the procedure continued the same as the original

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v10: what were the results

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48% continued to give 450v shock
Participants also questioned he credentials of the company

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V10: conclusion

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Perceived authority has an impact on obedience

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Variation13: ordinary man aim

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To study the impact of power relations on obedience

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V13: method

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20 puts in the study
Three pots( two confederates) arrived and did the rigged draw
Strapped the learner into the chair but didn’t tell the teacher to increase the level of shocks
The experimenter received a phone call to leave the room, he said the teacher should keep the learner practising the words
The second confederate suggested increasing the shocks every time the learner got the answers wrong.

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V13: results

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There was only a 20% obedience level
16/20 refused

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