Milgram

• • Measured obedience using electric shock experiment.
  • Change oto run down venue reduced levels of obedience by 17.5%.
  • 65% at yale and 47.5% in rundown office .
  • The status of location changed the participants perception of legitimacy of the authority of the investigator.
  • Higher authority at Yale than in run down office led to low levels of obedience.


  Outline and explain the findings of milgrams study into the effect of location on obedience. [4 marks]