OBEDIENCE - SITUATIONAL VARIABLES Flashcards
there is research to support the situational variable of..
uniform
who conducted research to test uniform?
bickman
what did bickman find?
people were twice as more likely to obey a guard than someone in a suit
what does bickman research increase?
the mundane realism of milgram’s experiment and the credibility of the variable
who replicated milgram’s experiement?
miranda et al in spain
what did miranda et al find?
90% obedience rate, shows that results application across genders and across cultures
miranda et al’s research increases the _____ validity
population validity because you can apply milgram’s research anywhere
how can you counteract miranda et al’s research?
smith and bond said spain is still a westernised society, not a different culture just a different place, premature to say explanation can apply everywhere
there is low _____ ______ in milgram’s replications?
internal validity
how is there low internal validity in milgram’s experiment?
ppts go through demand characteristics, figure out aim of study by doing it so many times
how can the low internal validity be counteracted?
milgram had good control over the variables changing them one at a time
how can milgram’s aim/conclusion be criticised?
the obedience alibi
who came up with the obedience alibi?
mandel
what is the obdeience alibi?
situational variables are used as an excuse for evil behaviour
the obedience alibi means that…
it is offensive to survivors to say nazi’s were just being obedient
