milgrim in the 21st century

Question 1

who was milgrim?

Answer 1

interest in holocaust, why do people follow orders when they do harm? how far will people go?

Question 2

the study - milgrim

Answer 2

mem text, male ppts $4 a day, experimenter wore lab coat, other ppt is not real, teacher is

Question 3

milgrims procedure

Answer 3

teacher asks learner word pairs, if wrong they got shock from 50-450v, voltage increases each wrong answer
if ppt hesitates they prompt w cues
150v - out i have heart probs
350v - hears nothing
stanford uni

Question 4

milgrims verbal prompts

Answer 4

please continue, experiment requires u to continue, essential u continue, no choice but to continue
white coat experimenter takes responsibility as legitimate authority figure

Question 5

milgrims findings

Answer 5

65% have max shock - milgrim predicted 3%
why? - unusual situation, diffusion of responsibility, trust in authority figure

Question 6

replications of milgrims study

Answer 6

office building - 45%
teacher and learner in same room - 40%
teacher forces hand onto shock plate - 30%
instructions over phone - 23%
2 teachers rebel - 10%

Question 7

experimental issues of the study

Answer 7

ecological validity, not relevant, does not represent whole pop, can’t generalise, volunteer sample, western culture
HOWEVER - standardised so can be replicated

Question 8

ethical issues of the study

Answer 8

ppts deceived, no protection from harm, extreme stress, no right to withdraw due to cues

Question 9

criticisms of the study

Answer 9

edited videos, off script prompts(my responsibility), one ppt was given 26 prompts, told of deception a year later

Question 10

replication of the study - BURGER

Answer 10

if willing to go to 150v they were willing to go to max
79% to max
fake teacher refused to go on and ppt takes over - 63%

Question 11

game of death

Answer 11

power of tv, suspend morality
-16/80 backed out
findings - 81% to max, similar to milgrim, producer responsible, prompts similar, 5th prompt - ask the audience - only one ppt continued.

Question 12

orders vs requests

Answer 12

when prompts are an order we are more likely to disobey
“you have no choice you must carry on” - no one continued.

Question 13

identification not obedience

Answer 13

engage with the scientific material - more likely to go on because they engage not because told to - prompt 2