Ordinary Man gives orders (Experiment 13)

Question 1

What was the aim?

Answer 1

• The extent to which obedience levels would affect if the orders were given by an ordinary man

Question 2

What was the procedure?

Answer 2

• Experimenter gives instructions to a point about admin administering shocks but gets called away and leaves the room
• confederate in the room who the ppt given task of recording times suggests increasing the shock 15 volts every time the learner makes a mistake

Question 3

What were the results?

Answer 3

• 4/20 (20%) went to the maximum shock level

Question 4

What were the conclusions?

Answer 4

• Might see someone is a lab coast as in authority adds to legitimacy of authority figure, more likely to obey however if we question this, less likely to obey.