CONTEMP: Burger (2009)

PROCEDURE

• 6 ethical safeguards - e.g. 2 step screening process to exclude anyone who might have negative reaction + debrief almost immdediately after study was over

• self-report qs used

• same as baseline exp

FINDINGS/ RESULTS

• no sig diff in obedience rate between genders

• obedience rate only slightly lower than Milgrams - 70% compared to 82.5% (Milgrams) pressed 150V button

CONCLUSIONS

Results for Milgram were not era-bound or androcentric

EVAL

• good = standardised procedures, somewhat gen, ethics

• bad = gen