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14 Cards in this Set
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what was Milgrams aim? |
to test how far ordinary people go when being ordered to give electric shocks (are Germans different) |
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what was Milgrams sample? |
40 American men aged 20 to 50 from a newspaper add |
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where was the experiment held? |
Yale university |
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how was the role of teacher and learner chosen? |
through a rigged draw with participants being the teacher and the confederate (Mr. Wallace) being the learner |
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what were participants told the aim of the experiment was? |
to test the effects of punishment on learning |
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what task did they conduct? |
word pairs task |
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what happened before the experement started? |
the participant was given a shock of 45v to show that the machine was working |
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what did the participants have to do? |
everytime Mr Wallace got the answer wrong or didnt answer they had to give him an electric shock |
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how much did the voltage increase each time? |
15v |
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what happened when participants asked to leave? |
they were given 4 prods to continue |
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whats 2 examples of prods? |
"please continue" "the experiment requires you to continue" |
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what % of participants went to 300v? |
100% |
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what % of participants went up to 450v? |
65% |
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what was the conclusion of Milgrams experiment? |
'ordinary' people obey orders from an authority figure in extreme conditions even if they feel uncomfortable |
