Milgram
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- Created on: 04-04-15 18:52
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- Milgram
- Aim
- Milgram wanted to investigate whether obedience was culturally specific
- Research Method
- Sample
- Variety of backgrounds e.g. Unskilled, Skilled, Businessmen, Sales men
- All from the area of New Haven
- Aged 20-50
- 40 males
- Sampling Method
- Self selecting
- Offered $4.50 for simply turning up on the day
- Article in a newspaper advertising Punishment and Learning
- Aim
- Lab experiment
- Under highly controlled conditions
- Controlled Observation
- The researcher was noting down the behaviours and results of the participant
- Controls
- All participants were the teacher
- The prod order
- Ratio
- The location (Yale Uni)
- Sample Shock
- Cannot generalise findings to women
- Weaknesses of the sample
- Quite a large sample
- Weaknesses of the sample
- The sample are willing to take part as you've gained their consent
- Strengths of obtaining the sample this way
- Quick and easy way of getting participants
- Strengths of obtaining the sample this way
- Only observant people will see the advert
- Weaknesses of obtaining sample this way
- You may get a BIAS group
- Weaknesses of obtaining sample this way
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