social influence - explanations for obedience Flashcards
findings of uniform variable
dropped to 20% this is lowest rate of obedience suggesting it is a big effect
what was uniform variable
researcher was called away and a man in ordinery clothes (compared to lab coat) replaced him
findings of location variables
dropped to 47%
where did location varaible take place?
run down building in connetciut, it was no longer associated with yale
different proximity experiments
1) teacher and learner in same room
2) teacher forces learners hand on the shock plate
3) researcher leaves and conduct experiment through a telephone
findings of teacher and learner in same room
40%
findings of teacher forces learners hand on the shock plate
30%
findings of researcher leaves and conduct experiment through a telephone
20.5%
overall what does milgrams variables suggest
Overall, Milgrams findings of research into situational variables of obedience suggest that peoples obedience rates depend on proximity, location and uniform.
when was bickmans research
1974
what type of experiment was bickmans
field
where was bickmans experiment
new york
what were the three uniform in bickman
milkman
guard
ordinary
what were bickmans three tasks
1) pick up bag
2) pay into parking meter
3) stand on the other side of a bus stop where it says no standing
findings of bickman
people conformed to the …
guard 76% of the time
milkman 47%
normal 30%
EVALUATE MILGRAM
+ controlled, lab study, control extraneous variables, we can be more certain that the SV effect behaviour and influence obedience, useful ^ validity
- lacks ecological validity - not representative - cant generalise to other real life settings because we dont know if in real life these variables would have an impact on obedience and therefore we dont know have valid knowledge on how people obey in real world
evaluate bickman
+ ecological validity - field , new york - PP didnt know so we have seen how the variables work in real life and we can be more sure that people obey because of uniform , increases usefulness and validity
- extraneous variables - may have obeyed because they were in a rush etc so we this question the validity because how do we know if uniform was the reason they obeyed
- alternative explanation - dispositional factors - adorno and authoritarian personality are more likeley to obey - this suggests situational varaibles do not provide a full explanation for obedience and therefore less useful
what is a situational variable
an aspect of the environment/situation that may affect a PP behaviour
