milgram's obedience study

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

to find out if ordinary American citizens would obey an unjust order from an authority figure and inflict pain on another person because they are expected to

Question 2

method

Answer 2

• 40 male pps who volunteered
• pps would take the role of ‘teacher’ and were told to administer an electric shock whenever the ‘student’ (confederate) got it wrong
• shocks increased in 15 volt increments, starting at 15 and ending in 450

Question 3

findings

Answer 3

• all pps went to 300 volts
• 65% went to went to the end of the shock generator
• most pps found the procedure stressful

Question 4

conclusions

Answer 4

under a certain circumstances, most people will obey orders that go against their conscience

Question 5

• _______________ sample of 40 american men
• cultural and ______ differences and people are __________ to obey authority figures differently
• volunteer sampling is also ____ as pps have been paid to take part so will likely be obedient
• findings would have to be generalised with _______

Answer 5

• (unrepresentative)
• (gender) (paid)
• (bias)
• (caution)

Question 6

• used ____________ procedures
• all pps were asked to ________ the shocks at 15 volt increments, all heard the same _________ of cries and were all given a sample shock
• experimenter read the same ______ to all pps
• study is _________ and has been replicated

Answer 6

• (standardised)
• (increase) (recording)
• (script)
• (replicable)