obedience - milgram variabls

Question 1

what where the three variables of milligrams study

Answer 1

1) Proximity
2) Location
3) Uniform

Question 2

define proximity in milgrams study

Answer 2

in original study : teacher and learner were in the adjoining rooms. hear but not see

in variation : teacher and the learner were in the same room

Question 3

how did proximity variation effect obedience

Answer 3

obedience rate dropped from 65% to 40%.

Question 4

define touch proximity variation

Answer 4

teacher had to force the learner’s hand onto a shock plate.

obedience rate dropped to 30%

Question 5

define remote instruction proximity variation

Answer 5

experimenter left the room and gave instructions by telephone.

obedience rate dropped again to 20.5%. participants pretended to give shocks

Question 6

how did location variation effect obediance

Answer 6

location of the obedience study was a run-down building rather Yale university.

obedience fell to 47.5%.

Question 7

how did uniform effect obedience

Answer 7

In the original study: experimenter wore a grey lab coat as a symbol of his authority

one variation: experimenter called away at the start

role of the experimenter was taken over by an ‘ordinary member of the public’ in everyday clothes rather than a lab coat.

Question 8

how did obedience drop due to uniform

Answer 8

obedience rate dropped to 20%

suggests that uniform does act as a strong visual authority symbol and a cue to behave in an obedient manner.