Milgram Variation Studies

Question 1

New baseline

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Aim to investigate situational factors that affect obedience by altering Milgrams baseline studyAlso told Mr wallace had mild heart condition

Question 2

Name all experiments

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Rundown office blockTelephonic InstructionsOrdinary man

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Rundown office block Experiment 10 aim

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Test if study moved from university to rundown office block

Question 4

Rundown office block findings

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47.5% fully obedient

Question 5

Conclusion rundown office block

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Situational factors importantSetting reduced legitimacy

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Experiment 7 telephonic instructions aim

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Experimenter gave orders over the phone

Question 7

Telephonic instructions findings

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22.5% obeyedPretended to raise shock levelBecame obedient again when experimenter returned

Question 8

Telephonic instructions conclusion

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Physical presence of authority figure is important

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Experiment 13 ordinary man gives orders procedure

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2 confederates, one learner and experimenterExperimenter receives phone call and leaves, leaving confederate in chargeConfederate insists on giving increasing shocks

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Experiment 13 ordinary man findings

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80% refused to continue

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Ordinary man conclusion

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Orders must come from legitimate source

Question 12

Strength of rundown office block

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Milgram recorded dialogue between participantsModigliani and Rochat 1995, re-analysed informationFound earlier in procedure participant challenged experimenter, more likely to be defiantAllowed Modigliani and Rochat to gain deeper insight to what happened during holocaust

Question 13

Telephonic instructions strength

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Sedikides and Jackson 1990Zoo studyShowed when authority figure no longer present, obedience droppedMilgram’s findings on proximity generalise to more naturalistic situations, high external validity

Question 14

Ordinary man weakness

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Experimenter left ordinary man in chargeDerived some authority from experimenterSuggests obedience could be lower in situations where person giving orders is completely unrelated to any authority figure or institutional context