Milgrams Variation Study LT1 Flashcards
Where did the experiment happen?
Yale
To investigate whether the rate of obedience in original study…
… Would be affected by rebellious/obedient fellow pps.
How many pps?
40
They were matched to Pps in the original study.
When were electric shocks given?
When word pairs were said wrong.
Who read out the word pairs?
Confederates.
What did the pp have to do?
Administer the electric shocks.
What two groups were there?
Obedient and rebellious.
When did the rebellious confederates refuse to continue?
1st at 150v
2nd at 210v
What happened if the pps wanted to stop?
The experimenter would tell them to continue.
What % of pps in the rebellious condition stopped at 150v?
50%
How many pps in the rebellious condition refused to continue at 150v?
20
What % of pps (rebellious condition) gave the full 450v?
10%
How many pps out if 40 in the rebellious condition gave the full 450v?
4
In the obedient condition how many pps gave the full 450v?
72.5%
What number of pps (obedient condition) went to 450v?
29
