obedience (AO1 and AO3)

outline mailgrams research

40 American men given role of Teacher through fixed draw

-androcentric

Ordered to give (fake) shocks to Learner (confederate) by an Experimenter

what were the increments shocks increased by in Milgram's research

15volt increments up to 450volts

what were the results of Milgram's research

no ppts stopped bore 300volts

65% went all the way to 450volts

what are the ethical issues in Milgram's study

deceptions of ppts

-led to debrief of ppts

what is a strength of mailgrams research

supported by research

-ppts showed identical action, nervous laughter, nail biting, and other signs of anxiety

what is limitation of mailgrams research

androcentric - 40 American men

what is limitation of the validity mailgrams research

low internal validity

-may not have been testing what it said it was testing

-demand characteristics

what is obedence

a form of social influence where an individual follows a direct order