Obedience: Milgram

Question 1

Describe Milgram procedure

Answer 1

40 male PPS
PPS (teacher) gave electric shocks increasing in voltage to a learner when they gave incorrect answers
Max shock of 450v
Experimenter prompted PPS

Question 2

What did Milgram find?

Answer 2

12.8% stopped at 300v
65% gave max shock of 450v
All PPS debriefed
84% glad they participated

Question 3

Describe the supporting research for Milgram’s experiment. (AO3)

Answer 3

Game of death
80% of PPS delivered the max shock of 460v
Behaviour identical to milgram’s PPS

Question 4

What is one limitation of milgram’s research? (AO3)

Answer 4

Low internal validity
Suggested that PPS guessed that shocks were fake so carried on shocking learner
Tapes of milgram’s PPS showed they had doubts about the shocks

Repeated with real shocks and a puppy. Results similar to Milgram’s

Question 5

One strength of Milgram’s research. (AO3)

Answer 5

Good external validity
Relationship between teacher (PPS) and the experimenter
Milgram argued that the lab setting reflected true authority relationships
Can generalise