Milgrams Case Study

Question 1

What was the aim in milgrams study

Answer 1

The aim was to test the idea Germans where some how different from other people and would carry out the same barbaric acts against Jews and other ethnic minorities

Question 2

What was one of the procedures

Answer 2

Advertised 40 white males all aged 20-50, variety occupation from new haven area and informed the experiment was about home learning at Yale University

Question 3

What was a second procedure

Answer 3

The experimenter had 4 verbal prods one of which where ( please continue , the experimenter requires you to continue)

Question 4

What where the 2 results in milgrams case study

Answer 4

1.65% of pps continued to 400v and all pps continued to 300v
2.pps showd signs of distress especially giving the most painful shocks. Eg sweating trembling shaking laughing

Question 5

A weakness of milgrams case study

Answer 5

Case study lacks population validity as only White male Americans aged 20-50 where part of the experiment

Question 6

A weakness of milgrams case study

Answer 6

Lacks task validity as it isn’t usual for pps to give electric shocks to others

Question 7

A strength of milgrams case study

Answer 7

Good control variables eg the 4 prompts such as the experiment requires you to continue