Obedience (Milgram)

Cards (30)

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