Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Milgrams Electric Shock
Study- Obedience
- AIM
- To identify what level of obedience would be
displayed when participants were told be an
authority figure to administer an electric shock
- Physical Pain
- They new that it would hurt
- METHOD
- Lab Experiment
- Sample= 40 men
- Between the ages of 20 and 50
- From New Haven, New York USA
- Volunteer/Self selected sampling method
- FINDINGS/RESULTS
- 100% obeyed the experimenter
and went up to 300volts
- 65% delivered shocks up to
the maximum 450volts
- 26/40
- CONCLUSION
- Milgram concluded that
the social setting is a
powerful influence on
behaviour
- We are socialised to recognise
authority and act with obedience
- For example, Policeman or
Teacher