Milgram details Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What was Milgram's aim? | To see how far an ordinary person would go just because a man in a lab coat gives them an order. |
| How many participants did Milgram use? | 40 |
| What occupations did Milgram's participants have? | Engineers, salesman, teacher, postal clerk, laborer. |
| What historical events inspired Milgram's study? | The second world war - specifically the Holocaust. |
| What was the name of the learner confederate? | Mr Wallace |
| What was the name of the experimenter? | Mr Williams |
| What voltage level was the sample shock given to participants? | 45 volts |
| By how many volts were participants instructed to increase their shock level whenever the learner made a mistake? | 15 volts |
| What was the maximum shock level available? | 450 volts |
| How many verbal prods did the experimenter use? | Four |
| What were the verbal prods? Try to get the wording exactly right. | • Prod 1: Please continue. or Please go on. • Prod 2: The experiment requires that you continue. • Prod 3: It is absolutely essential that you continue. • Prod 4: You have no other choice, you must go on. |
| What percentage of participants went to 300V? | 100% |
| What percentage of participants went to 450V? | 65% |
| What did Milgram conclude from this study? | Ordinary working people can be made to obey a command that goes against their morals, just because a man in a lab coat told them to. |
| What is an ethical strength of this study? | Participants were debriefed at the end |
| What is an ethical weakness of this study? | Psychological harm (also deception, lack of informed consent, and right to withdraw) |
| What percentage of participants later admitted they didn't believe the shocks were real? | 44% |
| Since so many participants didn't believe in the shocks, how would we explain their obedience? | Due to demand characteristics. |
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