obedience: situational variables on milgrams study Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

what were the 3 situational variables he changed to see an impact on performance

A
  • proximity
  • location
  • uniform
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

what was the obedience rate when the teacher and learner are in the same room

A

40%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what was the obedience rate when the teacher forced the learners hand

A

30%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

what was the obedience rate when the instruction were given to the teacher by telephone

A

20.5%

teachers pretended to give the shock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

explain the effects of proximity on obedience

A

decreased proximity allows people to psychologically distance themselves from the consequences of their actions so obedience rates fall

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

when the research was moved to a run down office block what were the obedience rates

A

47.5%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

explain the effects of location on obedience rates

A

obedience fell due to it not being at Yale university which is a prestigious university this provided his study with legitimacy and authority

but the obedience in the office block was still high due to scientific nature of the procedure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

what happened to obedience rates when the experimenter wore normal clothes like a member of the public

A

fell to 20%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

explanation of why obedience fell when experimenter wasn’t in a grey lab coat (like in original study)

A

uniforms encourage obedience as they are widely recognized as symbols of authority

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

what is the study that provides research support for Milgram’s situational variables

A

Bickman’s (1974) field experiment.

3 confederates dressed in different outfits and they asked passers by to perform various tasks .eg picking up litter.

People were twice as likely to obey confederate dressed in guard uniform compared to a man in a suit and tie.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly