situational factors in obedience

Question 1

how did milgram study the effects of location on obedience

Answer 1

conducted a variation in a rundown building in connecticut

Question 2

what did obedience levels drop to when the location was changed

Answer 2

obedience levels dropped from 65% to 47.5%

Question 3

why did changing the location see a decrease in obedience levels

Answer 3

prestigious university gives the study legitimacy and authority in the eyes of the participants, at yale they assumed the experimenter was of the same legitimacy as the location

Question 4

why did the levels of obedience for location not drop too low though

Answer 4

the experimenter was still associated with yale and nature of study was still scientific: prestigious effects

Question 5

what three ways to milgram measure the effects of proximity on obedience levels

Answer 5

1) teacher + learner in the same room: obedience levels 40%

2) touch proximity, teacher forces learners hand onto an electric shock plate: obedience levels 30%

3) remote instruction variation: experimenter leaves room and gives instructions over the phone: obedience levels 20.5%

Question 6

why does proximity decrease obedience levels

Answer 6

decreased proximity allows people to psychologically distance themselves from the consequences of their actions

Question 7

how did milgram study the effects of uniform on obedience

Answer 7

original study: grey lab coat was worn as a symbol of authority

experimenter was replaced by one in everyday clothes pretending to be an ordinary person

Question 8

what did obedience levels drop to in the uniform variation of milgram

Answer 8

20%

Question 9

why does uniform effect obedience

Answer 9

uniforms encourage obedience as they are widely recognised as symbols of authority, people without uniforms have less right to expect our obedience

Question 10

what did buschman find in relation to uniform

Answer 10

police uniform - 72% rate
beggar - 52% rate
business executive - 48%

Question 11

how does bickman provide research support for situational variables

Answer 11

P: conducted a field experiment where confederates stood on the street and asked members of the public who were passing by the compete a small task

E: outfit that confederates were wearing varied from a smart jacket suit