milgram's study L5

Cards (22)

  • What is the percentage of fully obedient participants in Milgram's study?
    65%
  • What does obedience to authority involve?
    The choice to obey or defy orders
  • What was the obedience level when both teacher and learner were in the same room?
    40%
  • How did proximity affect obedience in Milgram's study?
    Obedience levels fell when closer to the learner
  • What was the obedience rate when the teacher had to force the learner's hand onto a shock plate?
    30%
  • What was the focus of Milgram's study?
    Obedience and punishment effects
  • How many participants were involved in Milgram's study?
    40 participants
  • What was the location of Milgram's original study?
    Yale University laboratory
  • What was the maximum voltage administered in Milgram's study?
    450 volts
  • How did the location of the study affect participants' confidence?
    It increased confidence in the study's integrity
  • What did Milgram find when he moved the study to a run-down office?
    Obedience rates dropped slightly but not significantly
  • What did psychiatrists predict about participants' obedience?
    Very few would deliver maximum shocks
  • What percentage of participants delivered the maximum shock in the voice feedback study?
    65%
  • What effect do uniforms have on obedience?
    They convey power and authority
  • What percentage of participants stopped at 300 volts?
    12.5%
  • What did Bushman's study reveal about obedience in different uniforms?
    Uniforms significantly affect obedience rates
  • What did Perry discover about Milgram's participants?
    Many were skeptical about the shocks
  • What was the obedience rate when the researcher was in a police-style uniform?
    72% obeyed
  • How did obedience rates change when the researcher was dressed as a business executive?
    Obedience dropped to 48%
  • What was the obedience rate when the researcher was dressed as a beggar?
    32%
  • What are the main factors affecting obedience in Milgram's study?
    • Proximity of authority figure
    • Location of the study
    • Presence of uniforms
    • Psychological factors of participants
  • What are the criticisms of Milgram's study regarding participant awareness?
    • Participants may distrust experimenters
    • True purpose of the study may be disguised
    • Some participants were skeptical about shocks