Milgram Study

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  • Milgram
    • Area
      • Social
    • Aim
      • To investigate the Level of obediende given to authority figures when particpants were asked to administer a potentiality lethal electric shock to another person.
    • Sample
      • 40 males. From Connecticut. Paid $4.00. 20-50 years. Range of occupations
        • Restricted sample
      • Recruitment Method
        • Self-selected
          • Advertisements in newspapers and direct mail shots
    • Research Method
      • Lab Experiment
      • Structured observation because there's no independent variable
    • Data
      • Quantitative Data = how far they went along the voltages
      • Qualitative Data = Observation of what they did and hat they said when they wanted to stop.
    • Background
      • His parents were Jewish and affected by the soldiers carrying out unethical orders. He wanted to know if Germans were different?
    • Results
      • Predicted = 0.3% administer lethal shocks
      • Actual = 100% = 300v 65% = 450v
      • Many particpats showed signs of stress.
      • When they had completed the test many seemed relieved.
      • Explanations for the high levels of obedience
        • Prestigious university of Yale
        • Shocks were painful but not harmful
        • New experience (no past behaviur guide)
        • Learner volunteered.
      • Conclusions
        • Inhumane acts can be done by ordinary people
        • People will obey others whom they consider to be a legitimate authority figure even if the task is unethical
        • People will obey because of situational factors leading them to do so.
        • Individual differences can affect the extent to which people will be obedient.

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