Social influence - Obedience
- Created by: GraceRobinson
- Created on: 12-12-15 12:20
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Obedience is when someone follows the orders of someone whos precieved to have an higher authority figure.
Milgram 1963
AIM: To investigate obedience to authoirty.
METHOD:
- The experiment took place at Yale University and tested ordinary Americans from all types of backgrounds.
- 40 male volunteers were told they were taking part in a study on the role of punishment on learning (lie).
- Participants had the role of 'teacher' and a confderate of the researcher was the 'learner'.
- The teacher tested the learner on there ability to remember…
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