Milgrams study
- Created by: andiesorfleet
- Created on: 04-03-16 21:01
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- MIlgram
- sample
- volunteers. 40 males aged between 20-50 from new haven and surrounding areas
- procedure
- the participants were always the teacher and an actor was the learner. the learner had to learn a list of word pairs and the teacher tested him. the teacher administered an electric shock every time the learner gave an incorrect answer , increasing the shock level at every wrong answer. (from 15v to 450v) the teacher was given a 45v shock to make the study appear realistic.
- prod 1 - please continue prod 2 - the experiment requires you to continue prod 3- it is absolutely essential that you continue prod 4 - you have no choice but to continue
- aim
- researching how far people would go in obeying and instruction if it involved harming another
- Lab experiment independent measures
- conclusion
- ordinary people are likely to follow an instruction by an authority figure as that's how we are brought up. e.g the police
- results
- 65% of participants continued to 450v. all participants went to 300v
- sample
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