contemporary study burger (2009)

Question 1

Burger 2009

Answer 1

aims- see if the obedience rates would be era-bound and see obedience in gender

procedure-
70 adults 29men and 41women
Shock volts ended at 150V
because in mailgrams 79% of those whop reached 150 continued to 450V
a two step screening process excluded volunteers who might have a negative reaction
participants were give 3 reminders 2 on written that they could withdrawer
participants were debrief almost immediately the after the study ended
a clinical psychologist supervised all trials and told to end trials immediately if he noticed any excessively distressed.

results-
slightly lower than mailgrams 70% pressed the 150V compared to the 82.5% in experiment 5 of Milgram

women slightly more obedient,
women=72.7%
men= 66.7%
no difference between defiant and obedient participants 19.25 obedient
19.20 defiant

Question 2

evaluate burgers 2009 study

Answer 2

none of burgers participants had knowledge about mailgrams research
all participants were asked if they took any psychology classes one who took two or more classes were excluded,. Increasing internal validity

poor generalisability was not a sample representative of target population
38% of volunteers were deselected from distress meaning the rest who remained may have has more psychologically robust than people in the population

lacksd application,