social influence ; obedience ; situational variables

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why did milgram carry out a number of researhc variations?
to consider the situational variables that may create greater / lesser obedience
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1. proximity
dfifgnd
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what waas the proximity in og study?
teacher / learner separate rooms
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in proximity variation?
same room
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what was the baseline obedience rate?
65%
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what did it drop to in these conditions?
40%
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in another more dramatic version what did teacher have to force?
learner's hand onto 'electroshock plate' wehn refused answer question
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what was this condition called?
touch proximity
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and obedience dropped to?
30%
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in another experiment left room and gave instructions?
via telephone
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what was this condition called
remote instruction
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and outcome was further reduction obedience to what %?
20.5%
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pps also frequently pretended to do what?
give shocks / give weaker than ordered
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2. location
dgidgd
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in one variation where did milgram change location to?
run down office building
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whereas before where was it?
prestigious yale uni setting
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in this situation what did the experimenter have less of?
authority
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what did obedience fall to?
47.5%
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is this still high or no?
yes (that was a leading question so i'd imagine you didn't get this wrong)
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3. uniform
digndg
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in og study what did experimenter wear?
grey lab coat
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as symbol of what?
authority
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milgram caried out variation where what happened to experimenter @ start?
called away for emegency phone call
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so role was taken over by?
'ordinary member of the public'
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in what kind of clothes?
everyday (bro (i'm sorry future me))
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what did obedience rate drop to?
20%
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what is the lowest obedience rate of all variations?
the normal person one
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EVALUATION
DIOFGNDG
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:) research support
dfinbdg
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what type of experiment did bickman do in new york?
field experiment
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where he employed how many confederates?
3
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and asked them to dress in three different outfits which were?
jacket and tie / milkman's outfit / security guard's uniform
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what did confederates do?
stand in street (a la billy on the street) and ask basserbys to perform tasks for them
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who were people most likely to obey?
security guard
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and least likely?
jacket and tie
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what conclusion of milgram's does this support?
uniform conveys authority of wearer and is likely to produce obedience
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:( lack internal validity
dfignfdgidg
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what was orne and holland's criticism of the original study?
pps could tell procedure was faked
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why is this even more likely in variations?
bc of extra manipulation
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what is the best example of this?
experiemtner replaced by member of the public
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what did even milgram recognise about this?
so contrived some pps may have worked out truth
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why is this a limitation?
unclear whether results are genuinely due to obedience or bc saw thru deception
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:) cross-cultural replications
idgnd
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what have cc findings done to milgram's rsrch?
supported
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miranda et al did the study on who?
spanish students
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and found obedience rate of?
90%+
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what does this suggest about milgram's conclusions?
applies cross cultures and genders
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however what point do smith and bond make about most replications?
western developed societies
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not too culturally different so what would be premature?
concluding milgram's findings apply to ppl errywhere
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EVALUATION EXTRA
IDFNGD
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:) control of variables
sgindgi
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what was systematic about it?
only altered one variable @ a time
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how many pps in total?
1000+
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