Milgram’s Methodology

• WHAT WAS THE AIM OF MILGRAM’S STUDY?

  To be able to measure levels of obedience and how it interacts with authoritative figures
• WHAT WAS THE SAMPLE OF MILGRAM’S STUDY?


  • Gathered via advertisement in the New Haven Newspaper
  • 40 males aged 20-50 selected out of those responded
  • Each were payed $4.50 for participation which didn‘t depend upon staying in the study
  • Told research was about memory and learning
  • Sample had a range of jobs and varied in educational level
• WHAT WAS THE RESEARCH METHOD?

  Controlled Observation
• WHERE WAS THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED?

  LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT
• WHAT WAS THE SAMPLING TECHNIQUE?

  VOLUNTEER SAMPLING