SOCIAL Milgram's studies

Question 1

define obedience

Answer 1

how much an individual follows orders from higher authority figures

Question 2

when was Milgram’s classic study

Answer 2

1963

Question 3

what was the aim of Milgram’s

Answer 3

to investigate levels of obedience when ordered by higher authority to electrocute someone

Question 4

what was the sample of Milgram’s

Answer 4

• 40 males - 20-50 years old
• took place at Yale University
• volunteer sample - adverts in newspaper and direct mail

Question 5

what was the procedure of Milgram’s

Answer 5

• introduced to Mr Wallace, biased names in a hat to see who would play who - Mr W always the learner
• Mr W strapped in to chair in front of participant
• told administer a memory test , if answers are wrong, electrocute Mr W
• intervals of 15 v up to 450 v (enough to kill)
• signs of moral strain was shown

Question 6

what were the results of Milgram’s

Answer 6

65% went to 450 v
all showed signs of moral strain

Question 7

what was the conclusion of Milgram’s

Answer 7

the situation is the main factor of obedience (Yale = very prestigious)

Question 8

Positive evaluation points of Milgram’s

Answer 8

• volunteer sample = quick and easy
• standardised procedure (all had the names out the hat) = reliable
• Benefits to society = can relate to German soldiers - why did they listen to the higher authority?

Question 9

negative evaluation points of Milgram’s

Answer 9

• ethnocentric/ androcentric = not representative
• lab experiment = not ecologically valid
• ETHICS (deception = thought it was a memory test) (protection from harm = moral strain- seizures)

Question 10

what was Milgram’s experiment 7 and the aim

Answer 10

telephone instructions - to see if distance effected levels of obedience

Question 11

how many participants went up to 450 volts in experiment 7

Answer 11

22.5%

Question 12

explain Milgram’s experiment 10 and describe the aim

Answer 12

rundown office block - downtown shopping centre, Connecticut
- to see if the situation effected obedience

Question 13

how many participants went to 450 v n experiment 10

Answer 13

47.5%

Question 14

explain Milgram’s experiment 13

Answer 14

Ordinary man
- experimenter went out at the beginning of the experiment and was replaced by an ordinary man

Question 15

what happened in Milgram’s 13a and what was the participant’s response

Answer 15

ordinary man offered to take over for the participant
- all rejected the offer

Question 16

how many participants went to 450 v in experiment 13

Answer 16

20%