Milgram

    Cards (15)

    • Milgram sample positive
      representative of German soldiers
    • weakness of sample 

      participants are only from new haven
    • sampling bias
      volunteer sampling , increased risk of demand characteristics as were paid
    • data strength
      qualitative descriptions increased insight
      quantitative allow for objective measure of obedience (scientific)
    • ethical
      debriefed right afterwards
    • unethical
      deception - 2 false aims, shocks were real
      right to withdraw— paid and standardised prods
    • low ecological validity
      to extreme to be realistic , conducted in Yale uni lab
    • high ecological validity
      ps believed shocks were real show genuine reaction
    • snapshot positive
      easy to compare obedient behaviour of 40 males
    • snapshot negative
      can’t track development of obedience
    • research method
      controlled observation
    • research method positive
      high control over evs increase internal validity
      highly standardised increase internal reliability
    • research method negative
      risk of demand characteristics
    • sample
      40 males
      20-50
      new haven
      $4.50
      volunteer sampling - newpaper
    • aim
      to investigate levels of obedience when shown when asked to administer shocks to another person
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