Research into obedience (Milgram)

Question 1

Aim of milgrams study ?

Answer 1

To see whether ordinary Americans would obey unjust orders even though it cause pain to others

Question 2

What university did milgram conduct his study in?

Answer 2

Yale

Question 3

What kind of sample did Milgram collect?

Answer 3

40 male participants

Question 4

What % of participants went up to 300 volts?

Answer 4

100%

Question 5

what percentage of ppts went to 450 volts?

Answer 5

65%

Question 6

what signs were there that ppts were distressed?

Answer 6

Biting their lips
refusal to shock
sweating
trembling

Question 7

Evaluations

Answer 7

Androcentric, Deception, Participants did believe it was real, small sample

Question 8

Define obedience:

Answer 8

when individuals follow direct orders from an authority figure

Question 9

What are the 3 situational variables Milgram examined ?

Answer 9

Location
Proximity
Uniform

Question 10

Outline the location variable in Milgrams experiment

Answer 10

The location changed from Yale uni to a rundown building

Obedience went from 65% to 47.5%

Question 11

Outline the proximity variable in Milgrams experiment

Answer 11

-The location changes from separate room to the same room in one condition
obedience fell from 65% to 40%
-Touch proximity is when the participants had to physically force their hands onto an electric shock plate

Question 12

Outline the uniform variable in Milgrams experiment

Answer 12

in the first condition the experimenter wore a grey lab coat but in the new condition the experimenter received a call and left the room. the experimenter was replaced by a casual clothed confederate and obedience dropped to 20%

Question 13

3 evaluations ?

Answer 13

mandel ~ obedience alibi
bickman ~ field experiment (uniform)
Nomothetic approach