Psychology for Cambridge International AS and A Level
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Milgram 1963
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1. Psychology Destructive obedience. Idea that it is linked to situation.
studied
2. Background The Holocaust.
German personality led to high conformity and obedience
(dispositional/individual hypothesis) necessary for geno-
cide to happen.
3. Aims (2) To see if destructive obedience extends beyond the Holo-
caust
To investigate how obedient people would be to orders
from an authority figure, that would result in harming an-
other person.
4. Sample, age, how 40 men, 20-50 y.o.
were they re- Recruited via. newspaper, promised $4.50 if they turned
cruited, sampling up.
technique, where All from New Haven (Connecticut USA)
from, occupa- Range of occupations (Teachers, salesman, engineers,
tions (name 2) labourers, postal clerks)
5. DV, research % of ppt who went to each Voltage level
method, other Lab experiment, observations, interview, questionnaire
techniques
6. How was obedi- Maximum voltage given
ence operational-
ized?
7. What did the ad "Learning and memory".
say the study An investigation to study the effects of punishment on
was about? What learning
was the study de-
scribed as when
the ppt arrived?
8. Where was the Yale University
study held?
Describe the 47 years old
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Confederate - Mr Irish American accountant
Wallace Mild mannered, likeable
9. What were ppts Little is known. Almost no scientific studies have been
told about the conducted.
study (prior to - Dk how much punishment is best for learning.
beginning)? - Dk how much difference it makes as to who is giving the
punishment.
So in this study we are bringing together ppl of different
occupations to test out.
Some will be teachers and some will learners.
We want to know what effect different people have on each
role.
10. How did they Drew slips of paper from a hat. Both slips said "teacher".
allocate the The "true" ppt would always pick first.
roles? How did
they ensure the Taken to adjacent room, Mr wallace strapped to a chair.
ppt would get Both shown electric shock generator
teacher? What
happened after
allocations?
11. Describe the Rows of switches, labelled w/voltages
shock generator. - rising in 15V intervals
What was la- - 15V to 450V
belled "Danger"? - Labelled slight, moderate, very strong, severe, etc.
- 375-420V labelled danger
12. What were partic- Could be extremely painful but not dangerous (no long
ipants told about term harm).
the shocks?
What voltage was 45V; pressed 3rd switch, source was a battery wired to a
the demonstra- generator.
tion shock on
ppts?
13.
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