Milgram

Question 1

What was the location of milgrams study?

Answer 1

-Lab environment-Yale university lab.-2 rooms teacher(naive P) and experimenter.
-Teacher sat in front of the shock machine-learner(confederate) in separate room hooked up the shock machine.

Question 2

What was the sampling method?

Answer 2

-A self selected sample from the local geographical area(answered adveristimenets in the local newspaper+respond to letters sent by milgram)

Question 3

What was the sample?

Answer 3

-40 males between ages 20-50 from new haven and surrounding communities.
-Range of jobs from postal clerks,high school teachers,salesman,laboreeers and engineers.
-Varying education levels 1 who hadn’t finished elementary school to those with. Doctorates/prof degrees

Question 4

What was the procedure?

Answer 4

-controlled observation -Ps paid $4.50,false aim
-Rigged selection of teacher and learner
-sample shock for teacher-prelim run of paired associate task
-Learner-no protests until 300V-Experimenter used prods
-Obedieance measured as maxinimuim shock administered
-Sessions recorded-interview and detox afterwards

Question 5

Brief conclusions?

Answer 5

-Ordinary people are shockingly obedient to destructive orders
-In certain situations people would kill a stranger
-The stitudation caused people to identify highly obedient
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Question 6

Breif fidnings?-Quantative data

Answer 6

-All Ps gave a minimum of 300v
-12.5% went no further than
-65% administered to the full 450v

Question 7

Brief findings?-Qualitative data

Answer 7

-Showed signs of nervousness in experimental condition began to tremble,sweat,nervous laugh,dig fingernails into their flesh
-Full blown uncontrollable seizures were observed by 3 subjects