Milgram's study:

• How many participants were involved in Milgram's baseline procedure?


  40 participants
• What was the age range of participants in Milgram's study?


  20-50 years old
• What was the purpose of the 'memory' study in Milgram's baseline procedure?


  To investigate obedience to authority
• How were participants compensated for their involvement in the study?


  Paid on arrival
• How was the role of 'teacher' and 'learner' determined in Milgram's study?


  Participants drew lots, but it was fixed so the participant was always the teacher
• Who were the learner and experimenter in Milgram's study?


  They were confederates
• What were participants told regarding their ability to leave the study?


  They were told they could leave anytime
• What was the setup for the learner in Milgram's baseline procedure?


  The learner was strapped in a chair and wired with electrodes
• What was demonstrated to the teacher regarding the electric shocks?


  Shocks were demonstrated to the teacher, but they were not real after that
• What were teachers instructed to do during the 'memory test'?

  To administer increasingly severe electric shocks for each mistake made by the learner
• A01 for Milgram's study:

  • volunteer 'representative' of general population
  • Participant is always the teacher
  • Participant is encouraged to give shocks in increasing intensity
  • Nobody stops below 300v
  • 65% 450v
  • Nazis weren't that different