Milgram Experiment

Created by: George Fardon
Created on: 23-10-16 18:51

What was the aim of the Milgram Experiment?

To see if ordinary people would obey orders to the extent where it involved harming others and Milgram was attempting to investigate why ordinary people committed atrocities in real life.

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What was the sample of the Milgram Experiment?

Milgram advertised in the local newspaper for 20-50 year old men (androcentric). 296 applied/160 selected.

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What was the procedure in the Milgram Experiment?

The participants were invited to a lab at Yale university where they were assigned their fixed roles. They were met by another person whom they believed was another participant but he was actually a confederate. - voltage box/roles

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What were some of the results found in the Milgram Experiment?

Ordinary people are incredibly obedient to authority when they are asked to act in a horrible manner/ not neccessairly evil people who commit crimes/ 65% of participants adminstred the 450 volt shock/ 5 participants said they would give no shocks

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What can you conclude from the Milgram Experiment?

When the learner could not be heard or seen, participants were more likely to follow orders to cause harm. When the learner could be seem, participants emphatised more with the learner, which resulted in less obedience.

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WPCDID - Which of these did Milgram break?

Withdrawal / Protection / Deception

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