Situational Variables

Question 1

What were the variables of milgrams experiment

Answer 1

Proximity (including touch proximity)
Location
Uniform

Question 2

What happened in the proximity variables

Answer 2

Closer proximity - less obedience as more responsibility
This is because proximity allows us to psychologically distances ourselves from the consequences

Question 3

What happened in the location variable

Answer 3

Less prestigious location led to decrease of obedience to 47.5%
Because prestige has more authority so requires more obedience

Question 4

What happened in the uniform variable

Answer 4

When investigator in white coat replaced with ordinary clothes, obedience dropped to 20%
Because uniforms encourage obedience as they are widely recognised symbols of authority

Question 5

What research supports the uniform variable

Answer 5

Bickman Power of Uniform