milgram and obedience Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
milgrams interests
A
German population followed hitlers orders to kill millions of jews
2
Q
procedure
A
40 men aged 20-50 of mixed occupations
offered 4.50
deception in advert said it was for memory
rigged random allocation - mr Wallace was always learner
strapped into chair with electrodes
experimenter in white lab coat
asked word pairs if incorrect given an electric shock
goes up 15v to 450V
no response = wrong answer
experimenter used prods
3
Q
findings
A
100% went to 450V 65% went to 300V prediction from proffesionals was that no more than 3% would continue to 450V all were debriefed at the end 85% said they were happy they took part