Milgram's Variation Study (1965)
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- Milgram's Variation Study (1965)
- Aim
- Whether obedience to authority is affected by witnessing rebellious or obedient stooges
- Procedure
- 80 Males, 20-50 yrs old
- Two conditions:
- 1st Condition: Ptp worked with 2 rebellious stooges
- At 150v one refused to continue
- At 210v the other refused to continue
- 2nd Condition: Ptp worked with 2 obedient stooges
- Stooges gave shocks without protest
- Offered mild rebukes when ptp shows displeasure
- 1st Condition: Ptp worked with 2 rebellious stooges
- Findings
- All 40 ptp gave at least 300v
- 26 ptp (65%) gave full 450v
- Rebellious: 50% refused past 150v
- 15% gave full 450v
- Obedient: 29 ptp (72.5%) went to 450v
- Conclusion
- Group pressure affects obedience to authority
- Evaluation
- Lacks Ecological Validity
- Artificial setting, electric shocks not normal
- High Reliability
- Extraneous variables (standardised procedure) = same for all ptp
- Repeat study, same results
- Extraneous variables (standardised procedure) = same for all ptp
- Ptp suffer distress from thinking giving electric shocks
- Ptp not likely to work out aim
- Told memory test, not suffer Demand Characteristics
- Lacks Ecological Validity
- Aim
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