Milgram Authority to Obedience study

Question 1

Stanley Milgram carried out his research into … and in …?

Answer 1

Obedience in 1963

Question 2

What was the Sampling method used in Milgram’s study?

Answer 2

Volunteer Sampling or sometimes called self selecting sampling.

Question 3

What were participants told the experiment was about?

Answer 3

The effect of punishment on learning

Question 4

Who was Mr Wallace? What was his part in the experiment?

Answer 4

The Learner who was a confederate

Question 5

How many participants did go up to 450v?

Answer 5

26

Question 6

Which of these phrases was not a verbal prod used by Milgram?

1. The experiment will be useless if you do not continue
2. Please continue
3. The experiment requires you to continue
4. It is absolutely essential that you continue

Answer 6

1. The experiment will be useless if you do not continue.

Question 7

Which ethical guideline did Milgram NOT break?

Answer 7

Debriefing

Question 8

What was the gender of the participants and how did this relate to why Milgrim chose this?

Answer 8

All the soldiers in WW2 were male and all the participants were male.

Question 9

What does Agentic state mean?

Answer 9

When individuals give up their responsibilities and instead let the authority figure take responsibility.

Question 10

What percentage did psychologists predict would be the amount of participants going to the 240v?

Answer 10

2.6%

Question 11

By what voltage did the ‘learner’ complain of a weak heart?

Answer 11

180v

Question 12

Milgram carried out his research because?

Answer 12

He thought the German culture produced more Obedient people.

Question 13

Germans at the Nuremberg Trials said they were?

Answer 13

Only obeying orders

Question 14

How many participants stopped early?

Answer 14

14

Question 15

How many participants refused to obey the experiment commands beyond the 300-volt level?

Answer 15

5