said the experiment was on punishment and learning when it was on measuring obedience
pretended learner was receiving real electricshocks
how was right to withdraw an issue?
difficult as the experimenter prompted the participants to continue. ’ it is absolutely essential that you continue’
how was protection from harm an issue?
participants reported feeling stressed and anxious ( nervous laughter, digging fingers into palm and biting lips). Many felt guilt after being debriefed
what percentage of participants said they were happy to contribute to scientific research?
83.7%
evaluate lack of ecological validity
lab is different to real life situations of obedience
people more often asked to follow more subtle instructions rather then administrating shocks
unable to generalise findings to reallife situations
evaluate lack of population validity?
bias sample of 40 male volunteers
unable to generalise results to other populations - particularly women
cannot conclude if female participants would respond in a similar way
