situational variables in milgrams experiment

Question 1

What are situational variables

Answer 1

• Variables relating to external circumstances rather than personalities of people
• external circumstances such as proximity, location, uniforms

Question 2

What are dispositional variables

Answer 2

• Behaviour explained in terms of personality

Question 3

Uniform

Answer 3

• Physical closeness of participant and experimenter
• Original study: Authority figure wearing a lab coat - 65%
• Variation: authroity figure wearing random clothes - 20%
• Conclusion: uniforms encourage obedience.

Question 4

Location

Answer 4

• Place where order is given
• Original study: Lab at Yale university 65%
• Variation study: Run down offices - 47.5%
• Conclusion: uni enviroment gave legitimacy and authority.

Question 5

Proximity 1

Answer 5

• Real study: teacher and learner in different room - 65%
• Variation: teacher and learner same room - 40% (less obeyed)
• Increased proximity lets teacher take responsibikity and experiemnt anguish with learner.

Question 6

Proximity 2

Answer 6

• Real study: Teacher and learner in the same room - 65%
• Varitation: Same room. Teacher forces learners hand on shock plate - Obedeience decreases by 30%