Research into obedience

Question 1

what are the AO1s (Milgram) 1963

Answer 1

procedure
findings

Question 2

What are the AO3s?

Answer 2

Lacks pop val (-)
Lacks ev
High iv
supporting evidence

Question 3

Outline Milgram 1963 study!!

Answer 3

· Claimed research was aimed at investigating the role of punishment in learning and memory/Germans are different hypothesis.

· Carried out the research at Yale University.

· 40 male participants took the part of either ‘teacher’ or ‘learner

· Participants drew lots to establish roles but draw was fixed. The learner was always a confederate (accomplice) of Milgram and the volunteers were always given the role of teacher.

· Milgram strapped learner into a chair and attached electrodes to his arm.

· Teachers were taken to another room – could hear but not see learners.

Question 4

Outline Milgram’s findings

Answer 4

65% to 450 v
all to 300
18 variations, but only altered IV

Question 5

AO3: lacks pop val (-)

Answer 5

e.g. 40 american males

beta bias, androcentric, generalised

Question 6

AO3: lacks ev (-)

Answer 6

lab in Yale Uni

harmless instruction, extrapolated etc.

Question 7

AO3: internal validity (+)

Answer 7

E: for example, Teachers administered shock – severity increased 15 volts with each mistake.

controlled -> standardised -> firm hypotheses -> credibility

Question 8

AO3- Supporting evidence (+)

Answer 8

E: For example, Hofling et al. (1966) found that nurses were surprisingly obedient to unjustified instructions from a doctor in a hospital setting.

argument is valid -> similar results -> practical application