Cards (18)

  • What was the role of the participant in the Milgram experiment?
    Teacher
  • How was the role of teacher and learner determined in the Milgram experiment?
    By drawing lots
  • Who was the learner in the Milgram experiment?
    One of Milgram's confederates
  • What was attached to the learner's arms in the Milgram experiment?
    Electrodes
  • What did the teacher and researcher use in their room during the Milgram experiment?
    An electric shock generator
  • What was the voltage range of the electric shock generator in the Milgram experiment?
    15 to 450 volts
  • What did the participant believe about the electric shock generator?
    It was real and gave actual shocks
  • What task was the teacher required to perform in the Milgram experiment?
    Read out pairs of words
  • What action did the teacher take if the learner answered incorrectly?
    Give an electric shock
  • What happened at 180 volts during the Milgram experiment?
    The learner shouted he could not stand the pain
  • What did the learner do at 300 volts in the Milgram experiment?
    Begged to be released
  • What was the learner's response after 315 volts in the Milgram experiment?
    There was silence
  • What was the maximum voltage on the shock generator in the Milgram experiment?
    450 volts
  • What did the participant think about the learner's pain during the experiment?
    They believed the learner was in real pain
  • What were the prods from milgram
    Please continue
    The experiment requires that you continue
    It is absolutely essential that you continue
    You have no other choice, you must continue
  • What percentage shocked to 300 volts?
    100%
  • What percentage shocked to 450 volts?
    65%
  • Where was the experiment
    Yale university