obedience -Milgram Flashcards
milgram 1963 aim
interested in how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it harmed another person
procedure consisted of
volunteers
40 males aged 20- 50
drew straws to determine roles of either teacher or learner
what did the participants get for just turning up
$4.50
if the teacher refused what would happen
the experimenter would give prods to ensure they continued even when learner would yell to stop
what happened if the learner got a answer wrong
administer a shock increasing shock level each time from 15-450 volts
what did the learner have to do
learn pairs of words and then get tested by teacher
how many participants continued to the highest shock level
65%
what did all participants continue too
300 volts
who was the confederate
learner
what was the experimenter dressed in
a white lab coat
what type of factors contributed
situational factors– lab coat recognise authority
milgram 1974 explained what
explained the behaviour by suggesting 2 states of behaviour
what is the autonomous state–1974
people direct their own actions and take responsibility
what is the agentic state
don’t take responsibility for actions pass it onto someone else
milgram claimed people shift between but it fails to
explain irreversible transition
