Milgram Flashcards

Question

Who tried to replicate Milgram?

Answer 1

Burger 2007

Answer 2

Tested 18 men, and found that 65 percent of them agreed to administer increasingly painful electric shocks 22 women signed up for the experiment. 73 percent yielded to the orders of the experimenter.

Answer 3

Ps had an unusually high level of education. 22.9 percent had some college, 40 percent had bachelor's degrees and 20 percent had master's degrees. The group was also ethnically diverse with 54.3 percent (white), 18.6 percent (Asian), 12.9 percent (Latin/Hispanic), 8.6 percent (Indian-Asian) and 4.3 percent (African -American).

Answer 4

According to eyewitness reports offered after the event, several old men were bayoneted, praying women and children were shot in the back of the head, and at least one girl was raped and then killed.

Answer 5

Individual becomes an instrument of authority, no longer fully autonomous Almost an altered state of consciousness Acts conducted in this state have no long-term consequences for self-concept Obedience is often rewarded – e.g. in school or in the world of work Socially organized evil

Answer 6

The term refers to the human tendency to overestimate the influence of personal dispositions (e.g., traits, morality) while underestimating the power of situational factors in explaining behaviour.

Answer 7

Norms – Ps had entered into a ‘contract’ Authority respect Cause respected – ‘Science’ (ideological justification) & meaningful roles (learner/teacher) Surveillance Little time for reflection Focusing on ‘doing the job’ and the task itself (quotation) ‘De-valuing’ learner Displacement of responsibility

Answer 8

Caspar et al 2016

Answer 9

Nuremberg defense, a way to dismiss responsibility

Answer 10

Reduced Sense of Agency Under Coercion= PP report reduced sense of control when acting voluntarily Behavioural Effects= Participants were more likely to deliver harmful shocks when coerced, despite potential moral objections. Neural Mechanisms= fMRI showed altered activity in brain regions associated with decision-making and moral reasoning, such as the prefrontal cortex, when acting under coercion.

Answer 11

Similar kind of duality of self Personal responsibility diffused Emotional and moral reactions blunted Never told the targets No one person can feel solely responsible Often work in pairs in missile silos so conformity issues as well

Answer 12

Ethics Ecological validity

Answer 13

Harm to PP= attitudes to trust and high stress No tru informed consent Encouraged PP to continue when they wanted to quit

Answer 14

Labs are strange setting

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Only 1.3% of PP had negative feelings about taking part Psych assessment= no harm caused Experimental lab is a valid setting May be a good thing to make people question authority more

Answer 16

Haslam et al Adorno

Answer 17

Authoritarian personality= pref to strong authority figures, hostility to out groups and higher obedience

Answer 18

Engaged followship model=Our own research shows that tyranny does not result from blind conformity to rules and roles It is a creative act of followership that flows from identification with authorities who represent vicious acts as virtuous

Answer 19

Lydon & Dunkel-Schetter 1994

Answer 20

Pregnant women express greater commitment to the pregnancy after seeing an ultrasound scan that reveals body parts

Answer 21

Bushman 1984

Answer 22

Had confederates dressed in uniform, neat attire and in shabby outfit stand next to someone fumbling for change for a parking meter, confederate stopped passer by and ordered for change for the mete

Answer 23

Over 70% obeyed the uniform, 50% for neat or shabby

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