Obedience: Milgram Flashcards
1
Q
What is the aim of Milgram’s study?
A
Milgram wanted to see whether people would obey a legitimate figure when given instructions to harm another person.
2
Q
What were the roles in Milgram’s study
A
- Participants as ‘teachers’
- Confederates as ‘learners’
- Experimenter wearing a grey lab coat
3
Q
What was the set-up of the experiment?
A
Teacher and learner were put in separate rooms
4
Q
How many percentage went up to 300 volts?
A
100%
5
Q
What percentage stopped at 350 volts?
A
12.5%
6
Q
What percentage continued to 450 volts?
A
65%
7
Q
What does the teacher do?
A
Required to give the learner ‘fake’ electric shocks everytime the learner gave the wrong answer. From 15-450 volts.
8
Q
At what volts did the learner start to pound on the wall?
A
315 volts
