milgram procedure and method

Question 1

What was the aim of the study?

Answer 1

To investigate how
obedient people would
be to orders from a
person in authority.

Even when the orders
would result in pain and
harm to another person.

Question 2

what role did the ptts play?

Answer 2

teacher

Question 3

what role did the actor play?

Answer 3

learner

Question 4

What were the ptts given to read out the the learner?

Answer 4

word pairs

Question 5

what was prod 1?

Answer 5

please continue

Question 6

what was prod 2?

Answer 6

the experiment requires that you continue

Question 7

what was prod 3?

Answer 7

it is absolutely essential that you continue

Question 8

what was prod 4?

Answer 8

you have no other choice, you must go on

Question 9

What did the experimenter say to the teacher if they asked about the learners wellbeing?

Answer 9

‘Although the shocks may be painful, there is no permanent tissue damage, so please go on.’

Question 10

What were the signs of tension the ptts showed?

Answer 10

trembling, sweating, biting lips, seizures

Question 11

What were the 2 coclusions Milgram came to?

Answer 11

People are much more obedient to destructive orders than we might
expect. The majority obey.

People find obeying highly stressful.