Obedience

• What is Obedience?


  An individual acts in response to a direct order from another person, usually an authority figure.
• Who participated in Milgrams study?

  Fake participant

  Actual Participant

  Experimenter
• How took part in Milgrams study?

  40 males aged 20-50
• How did participants find Milgrams Study?

  Newpaper advert (volenteer)
• What happened in Milgram's study?

  Actual participant asked the fake participant memory questions. If fake participant gave an incorrect answer actual participant had to give them a electric shock.
• In Milgram's study, what did experimenter do when participant asked to leave?

  Used prompts to influence them.
• What could the participant hesr during Milgram's study?

  Pre-recorded sounds of fake participant in pain.
• What did Milgram find?

  • 65% continued to 450V
  • Participants showed signs of physical distress
  • 3 had seizures
• Why does Milgram's origanal study lack ecological validity?

  Milgram's study was conducted in a lab whereas, Hofling nurse + phone study found that 96% would deliver a lethal dose.
• Why does Milgram's origanal study lack temporal validity?

  It was conducted during the cold war so obedience could be more likely to happen. However, Burger recreated it in 2009 and found a 70% obedience rate.
• Why is Milgram's origanal study Androcentric?

  Only used male participants whereas, Sheridan and King gave actual shocks to puppies and made them sleep to seem as they were dead. They found that:

  • 45% of males
  • 100% of females
• What were the 3 varations of Milgram's study?

  • Proximity
  • Location
  • Uniform
• What happened during Milgram's Proximity varation?

  Participant was in the same room as learner compared to adjoining rooms. 40% obeyed
• What happened during Milgram's Location varation?

  Experiement was conducted in a run down office compared to Yale. 20% obeyed.
• What happened during Milgram's Uniform varation?

  Experimenter was in casual clothes compared to lab coat. 19% obeyed.
• How does Brickman support Milgram's varation?

  • Milkman = 47%
  • Security = 76%
  • Suit = 30%

  People more likely to obey when in offical uniform.