Social Psychology

Milgram (1963)

Authority

Aims

• To investigate the process of obedience 
• Demonstarte the powe of authority figures

Method

Design:

• Lab Experiment 
• Independant measures 
• field experiment
• 4 conditions:
  • read in silence - test in silence 
  • read in silence - test in noise
  • read in noise - test on noise 
  • read in noise - test in silence

IV= if conitions were matching                DV= number of correctly recalled items

Sample 

• 39 participants 
• oppotunity sample
• 17 females and 22 males 
• 17-56 yrs of age
• …