milligrams study into obedience Flashcards
What is obedience?
a form of social influence in which an individual follows a direct order, even if it goes against their conscience. the person issuing the order is usually a figure of authority and higher up on the social hierarchy e.g teacher, army officer
Who conducted the study into obedience?
Millgram
What was the Aim of milligrams study?
To observe whether people would obey a figure of authority when told to harm another person.
What was the procedure of Milligram’s study?
What were the findings of Milligram’s study?
All participants went up to 300 V
65% went up to 450V
No participant went below 300
12.5% stopped at 300 V
participants showed signs of distress:laughter, biting nails, sweating, shaking and stuttering
Wait were the conclusions of Milligram’s study?
People will obey authority figures even at the detriment of other people
What were the ethical issues with milligrams study?
What were the findings of Milligram’s situational variations?
What were the outcomes of milligrams locational variation?
What were the outcomes of milligrams uniform variations?
