Milgram on Obedience
Issue of obedience particularly high after ww2
Explanations were sought for the inhumane obedience of Germans especially during the holocaust
Investigate the process of obedience; to demonstrate the power if a legitimate authority even when a command requires destructive behaviour.
Controlled observation in laboratory using self-report NOT an experiment there is no independant variable
self-selected sample of 40 men from various occupational and educational backgrounds
Confederates: biology teacher in lab coat as experimenter, learner (or victim) played by 47-year-old and trained for role.
shock generator
Issue of obedience particularly high after ww2
Explanations were sought for the inhumane obedience of Germans especially during the holocaust
Investigate the process of obedience; to demonstrate the power if a legitimate authority even when a command requires destructive behaviour.
Controlled observation in laboratory using self-report NOT an experiment there is no independant variable
self-selected sample of 40 men from various occupational and educational backgrounds
Confederates: biology teacher in lab coat as experimenter, learner (or victim) played by 47-year-old and trained for role.
shock generator