Obedience AO1

Question 1

Obedience

Answer 1

• A from of social influence
• Individual follows direct order
• Person issuing order is usually a figure of authority who has power to punish when obedient behaviour isn’t forthcoming

Question 2

Who designed the baseline procedure?

Answer 2

Milgram

Question 3

Outline the baseline procedure.

Answer 3

• 40 American men volunteered
• Study was supposedly on memory
• When volunteer arrived the were introduced to another participant (confederate of Milgram)
• Drew lots to see who would be teacher (T) and learner (L)
• Draw was fixed so that participant was always teacher
• An experimenter was also involved (Another confederate dressed in grey lab coat)
• Study aimed to asses obedience in situation where authority figure (experimenter) ordered participant (teacher) to give increasingly shock to a learner located in a different room
• Shocks were fake but teacher didn’t know this

Question 4

Who were the participants of Milgram’s Baseline study?

Answer 4

• 40 American men volunteered

Question 5

What was Milgram’s Baseline procedure on?

Answer 5

• Study was supposedly on memory
• Study aimed to asses obedience in situation where authority figure (experimenter) ordered participant (teacher) to give increasingly shock to a learner located in a different room

Question 6

What happened to participants in Milgram’s Baseline procedure when they arrived?

Answer 6

• When volunteer arrived the were introduced to another participant (confederate of Milgram)

Question 7

How were roles assigned in Milgram’s Baseline procedure?

Answer 7

• Drew lots to see who would be teacher (T) and learner (L)
• Draw was fixed so that participant was always teacher
• An experimenter was also involved (Another confederate dressed in grey lab coat)
• Shocks were fake but teacher didn’t know this

Question 8

Baseline Findings.

Answer 8

• Every participant delivered shock up to 300 volts
• 5 participants stopped at 300 volts
• 65% of participants continued to the highest level of 450 volts and were fully obedient
• Participants showed signs of extreme tension

Question 9

Every participant delivered a shock up to what level?

Answer 9

• Every participant delivered shock up to 300 volts

Question 10

How many participants stopped at 300 volts?

Answer 10

• 5 participants stopped at 300 volts

Question 11

How many participants continued up to the highest level of shock?

Answer 11

• 65% of participants continued to the highest level of 450 volts and were fully obedient

Question 12

In Milgram’s Baseline study, what did he find that participants showed?

Answer 12

• Participants showed signs of extreme tension