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Milgram 1963 Behavioural Study of Obedience (Procedure (Learning task…
Milgram 1963
Behavioural Study of Obedience
Aim/Context
The context of this study was to understand obedience in relation to those who took orders to kill under the Nazi regime
Procedure
Participants drew roles from a rigged selection giving them the role of the teacher
Teacher and learner (Mr Wallace) taken to a room where the learner is strapped into an electric chair where an electrode was strapped to their wrist
30 switch machine ranging from 15-450 volts (15 volt increments) - slight shock to danger: severe shock to XXX
Participant receives a sample shock to enhance authenticity
Learning task
Teacher is instructed to administer shocks to the learner when given an incorrect response, increasing shock-strength each time
Once at 300 volts learner stops giving responses and instead bangs on the wall with the teacher receiving instructions to take silence as a wrong answer
Experimenter Prods; please continue; the experiment requires that you continue; it is absolutely essential that you continue; you have no choice, you must go on
Participants were then debriefed and reunited with experimenter and learner, and interviewed about their experience
Method
Controlled observation in a laboratory setting
Participants = 40 males aged 20-50 obtained via advertisements within the New Haven Newspaper
Wide range of occupational and educational levels
Paid $4.50 for participation
Deception - participants believed the study was upon memory and learning
Yale University Interaction Laboratory
Experimenter - 31, impassive mannerisms, stern looking, grey lab coat
Victim - Mr Wallace, 47, mild-mannered, likeable