Milgram's Variation/Original Study Evaluation Flashcards
Cause and ______ conclusions were reached, because of _______ controls which avoided bias. Also, each participant received the ______ experience.
Effect, strong, same
Why is the study high in reliability?
- controlled lab setting
- standardised procedures
As a result it is possible to replicate to see if similar results could be obtained.
Give and example of supporting evidence for Milgram’s findings.
Hofling’s field research study showed that 95% of nurses followed doctors orders to give a patient an overdose.
Why does Milgram’s research have positive contributions to real life?
In jobs such as the police and the army, recruits can now be trained to not blindly obey orders if they think that they are morally wrong.
The study has ___ ecological validity as it was carried out in an artificial lab setting at ____ University. Participants may have felt ________ from the consequences of their actions, so it does not reflect _____ life.
Low, Yale, protected, real
Why does the study have low experimental validity?
The participants may not have believed in the reality of the experiment, as it is not a reflection of a real life situation.
The study has ___ population validity. This i because the sample only involved…
all American and male participants, so it is difficult to generalise to other cultures.
Milgram’s study is criticised for being __________ as many of the participants suffered from ____________ _____, were deceived, and not given the full right to withdraw.
Unethical, psychological harm
