Proximity

• What were the three types of proximity Milgram tested?

  Proximity, touch proximity and remote instruction
• What was the proximity variation?

  Teacher and learner in the same room
• What did the obedience rate drop to in the proximity variation?

  40%
• What was the touch proximity variation?

  Teacher had to force the learner's hand onto the shock plate if he refused to do it himself
• What did the obedience rate drop to in the touch proximity variation?

  30%
• What was the remote instruction variation?

  Experimenter left the room and gave teacher instructions via. telephone
• What did the obedience rate drop to in the remote instruction variation?

  20.5%
• What is the explanation for why increased proximity leads to decreased obedience?

  Doesn't allow people to psychology distance themselves from the consequences of their actions
• What is proximity?

  The distance of an authority figure to the person they're giving an order to