Milgrim Flashcards
What is obedience
A type of social influence where someone acts in response to satisfy a direct order from (perceived) authority
What is conformity
going along with crowed,yielding to group pressure
What is obedience
changing our behavior to follow the demands of an authority figure
Who asks us to conform
No one
who ask us to obey
Authority figures
why do people conform
to be accepted,liked or just fit in, to avoid feeling silly or being in a situation where we don’t know what to do
Why do people obey
to avoid punishment or unpleasant consequences
What was milligram’s aim
To test the obedience of people to a perceived authority even while doing inhumane things
How many PPS continued to highest level of 450V.
65% (2/3)
How many continued to 300V
100%
what kind of experiment was it
Lab
what were the PPS payed
$4
How many volunteers where there
40
What did he use as a punishment for the learners
electric shocks
What did the volts range from
15-450
What gender were the volunteers
Male
What country were the PPS from
USA
What were the PPS meant to be split into
Teachers &learners
what were the learners
Confederates
What was the conclusion
That ordinary people are extremely obedient to a perceived authority figure even if it goes against their morals or is inhumane
What were the ethical issues
Informed consent,Right to with draw, Deception,protection from harm
Methodological issues
sample(all male american can’t generalize/lacks population valdity)
PPS could of displayed demand characteristics
Lacks mundane realism
low ecological validity
What type of experiment was the supporting study
field
what setting was the supporting study in
hospital
