Social Influence -Obedience Milgrims Situational Variables

Question 1

Proximity

Answer 1

Closeness to authority figure
When experimenter gave orders by phone decreased to 20.5%obedient naives
Teacher and learner in same location decrease to 40%obedient naives from
Obedience to 30% when teacher forces learners hand onto place.
65% baseline study

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Where order issued
Baseline at Yale Uni 65% obey
Decreased to 47.5% at run down office,

Question 3

Conclusion

Answer 3

People obey more when in prestige location, close to figure,wearing uniform - makes them more legitimate have higher status

Question 4

Uniform

Answer 4

Experimenter played by member of public from 65% to 20% obedience

Question 5

Proximity reasoning

Answer 5

When proximity decrease can separate themselves from consequences of actions
In diff rooms participant “tracher”less aware of affect on learner

Question 6

Location reasoning

Answer 6

Prestige uni more obey cus environment make more legitimate .when run down less confidence in authority figure.

Question 7

Uniform

Answer 7

Uniforms r widely recognised symbols .expect they r entitled.feel entitled to obey