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Social Influence
Obedience (Milgram)
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What is obedience?
Following direct orders from an
authority figure
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What was the aim of Milgram's experiment?
To see if people obey
authority
to harm
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How many male volunteers participated in Milgram's experiment?
40
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In Milgram's study, what role was assigned to the real participants?
Teacher
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In Milgram's experiment, how much did the fake electric shocks increase per wrong answer?
15V
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Up to what voltage did the electric shocks (fake) increase to in Milgram's experiment?
450V
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What was the experimenter in Milgram's study instructed to use?
Verbal prods
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In Milgram's findings, what percentage of participants reached 300V?
100%
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In Milgram's findings, what percentage of participants reached 450V?
65%
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What percentage of participants stopped at 300V in Milgram's experiment?
12.5%
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What was Milgram's conclusion?
Most
obeyed
, even when harming others
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What type of variables can affect obedience according to Milgram?
Situational
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How did obedience change when the learner was in the same room in Milgram's study?
Dropped from
65%
to
40%
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Where was Milgram's study originally conducted?
Yale Uni
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Where was the location changed to in Milgram's study, and how did it affect obedience?
Run-down office, dropped to
47.5%
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What was the lowest level of obedience recorded in Milgram's variations?
20%
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How was uniform manipulated in Milgram's study, and how did it affect obedience?
Lab coat replaced, dropped to
20%
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In Milgram's study, what percentage of participants were glad to participate, suggesting no long-term harm?
84%
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Why is Milgram's study said to have high internal validity?
Standardized
procedures
(pre-recorded responses)
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Which study showed varying obedience rates based on uniform?
Bickman’s
study
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In Bickman's study, what was the obedience rate to a security guard?
89%
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In Bickman's study, what was the obedience rate to a normal person?
33%
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Why is Milgram's task argued to lack ecological validity?
Electric shocks
lack mundane realism
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Why might Milgram's study lack internal validity?
Participants trusted
Yale
wouldn't allow harm
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What ethical issues were raised in Milgram's study?
Psychological
distress
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What role did the confederate play in Milgram's experiment?
Learner
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What did Milgram use in his experiment to deceive participants?
Fake
electric
shocks
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What is debriefing in psychological research?
Explaining the study
after
participation
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What is meant by 'scripted prods' in Milgram's experiment?
Predetermined statements by
experimenter
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What does 'mundane realism' refer to in the context of research studies?
How much the task resembles
real-life
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