Milgram

Question 1

Number of ps?

Answer 1

40

Question 2

Where were ps from?

Answer 2

new heaven, America

Question 3

How were ps recruited?

Answer 3

Advertisements in a local newspaper, also used male shots

Question 4

What was the sampling method?

Answer 4

Volunteer

Question 5

How much were ps paid?

Answer 5

$4.50, $0.50 for travel

Question 6

What were ps told about the money?

Answer 6

that no matter what time they left they would still get paid

Question 7

what did the expreimenter wear?

Answer 7

a lab coat

Question 8

Who was confederate 1 played by and what was his role?

Answer 8

Played by a biology teacher and his role was a experimenter

Question 9

who was confederate 2 and what role did he play?

Answer 9

played by an accountant and his role was the victim / learner

Question 10

how many switches did the shock generator have?

Answer 10

30

Question 11

What increments did the shock generator go up in ?

Answer 11

15 volts

Question 12

What volts did the generator range from?

Answer 12

15-450 volts

Question 13

what kind of labels accompanied the voltages?

Answer 13

SLIGHT SHOCK
STRONG SHOCK
XXX

Question 14

What voltage could the shock generator actually give?

Answer 14

45 volts

Question 15

Which uni was the study conducted at?

Answer 15

yale

Question 16

What were the ps told the experimenter was actually on?

Answer 16

memory

Question 17

What was the procedure of milgram?

Answer 17

Participate drew roles from a hat, which was rigged so ps always got teacher.
The ps and learner were then taken to a room and learner was strapped to electric chair.
the participant was given a sample shock of 45 volts.
Then teacher went next door and asked a series of word pairs.
If the answer was wrong ps had to give correct answer and give punishment of volts.
If ps didn’t want to continue they would be given prods, but could leave if they wanted to.

Question 18

why was the ps told about electric chair?

Answer 18

the learner was strapped down to prevent excessive movement.

Question 19

what was attached to the learners wrist to avoid BLISTERS & BURNS?

Answer 19

electrode paste

Question 20

What examples of prods?

Answer 20

The experiment requires that you continue

Please continue

Question 21

What is the agentic theory?

Answer 21

Placing the blame on the authority figure

Question 22

Why was a lab coat worn by the experimenter?

Answer 22

To make it seem like they were actually an experimenter and more professional.

Question 23

Why did the study take place at a prestigious university?

Answer 23

As its a trusted place with a good name.

Question 24

what % of ps went all the way to 450 volts?

Answer 24

65% (26ps)

Question 25

How many participants went to 300 volts?

Answer 25

all 40 ps

Question 26

What nervous behavior was shown?

Answer 26

ps sweated, bit their lips, stuttered and dug fingernails into flesh.

Question 27

How many people displayed nervous laughter?

Answer 27

14 out of 40

Question 28

How many participants had full blown seizures?

Answer 28

3 ps

Question 29

What is one comment from one ps?

Answer 29

Its not fair to shock the guy

Question 30

Why does the ps experiencing a 45 volt shock make the study seem more real?

Answer 30

Convinced the naive ps that the shocks were real and genuine

Question 31

Why does the ps experiencing a random allocation of roles make the study seem more real?

Answer 31

They thought the confederate was also a participant that had volunteered through newspapers

Question 32

Factors making the study low in ecological validity?

Answer 32

Giving real shocks not a real life task, also lab not a real life setting

Question 33

Factors making study high in ecological validity

Answer 33

ps given a tester shock (real and genuine)
Lab coat (more pro)
Took place a prestigious uni
generator had light and hazard stickers

Question 34

Possible reasons why participants obeyed?

Answer 34

Payed to take part
Told shock weren’t harmful
didn’t want to distribute experiment
ps assume the experimenter knows what he is doing

Question 35

How is this study valid?

Answer 35

Gives you an overall view of how people are in real life

Question 36

How might this study not have been valid?

Answer 36

Observer bias, observer may have only recorded data which supported the hypothesis on obedience

Question 37

Another factors which made the experiment seem more real?

Answer 37

The shock generator had lights and hazard stickers