Milgram Study
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- Created on: 18-01-18 13:34
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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
- Self-selected
- 40 males. From Connecticut. Paid $4.00. 20-50 years. Range of occupations
- 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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