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Milgram
study on obedience
what was milgrams study?
a
controlled
observation
how were participants selected in milgrams study?
self-selected
what was the dependent variable for milgrams study?
the
voltage
of
shock
given/ obedience
what was the minimum level of shock in milgrams study?
15
volts
what was the maximum level of shock s given in milgrams study?
450
volts
where did milgrams study take place?
Yale University
,
america
how many participants were in milgrams study?
40
men
what were some of the
verbal
commands
given by the experimenter in milgrams study?
'please continue'
'it is absolutely essential that you continue'
how many participants were seen as fully obedient by obeying until 450 volts? in milgrams study?
26/
40 obeyed until
450
volts
what was the furthest that all participants obeyed until in milgrams study?
40/40
participants obeyed until
300
volts.
strengths of milgrams study?
collected both
quantitative
and
qualitative
data
weaknesses of milgrams study?
many
ethical
issues
what is one of the main ethical issues in milgrams study?
participants right to
withdraw
was ignored numerous times due to the
verbal
commands given by the
experimenter.
bocchiaro
disobedience
and
whistleblowing
how many participants took part in bocchiaros study
149
participants
where did bocchiaros study take place?
vu
univeristy
,
amsterdam
how many pilot studys did bocchiaro have?
eight
what were the results from bocchiaro study?
obedient
-
76.5
disobedient - 14.1
whistle-blowers - 9.4
strengths of bocchiaros study?
both
genders took part
most
ethical
issues were covered (
pilot
studys)
weaknesses of bocchiaro's study
deception
demand
characteristics
piliavin
subway
Samaritans
how many people took part in piliavins study?
4450
people
where did piliavins study take place?
new york
what type of experiment was piliavins?
field
experiment
what was the independent variable in pilavins study?
the
type
of
victim
the race of the victim
what was the dependent variable in piliavins study?
the
time
taken to help or the
number
of helpers
how long was the train journey?in piliavins study?
70 seconds
what were the two conditions of the victims in piliavins study?
drunk
victim
cane
victim
what were the results in pilavins study
cane victim was helped
95
% of the time
drunk victim was helped
50
% of the time
how long did it help for people to help each victim in pilavins study?
cane victim was helped roughly after
5
seconds
drunk victim was helped roughly after
109
seconds
90
% of the helpers in Piliavin's study were
male
strengths of Piliavin's study
standardised
procedure
high
ecological
validity
weaknesses of piliavins study?
lack of
victim
representation
ethnocentric
levine
cross-cultural
alturism
how many countries did levines study take place in
23
countries
what type of sampling was used in levines study?
opportunity
sampling
how many participants took part in levines study?
1198
participants
what was the independent variable in levines study?
the
city
that the study took
place
in
the
helping
measures
what was the dependent variable in levines study?
the
rate
at which people helped in each
country
whether it was:
dropped
pen
hurt
leg
blind
person
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