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Milgram's Obedience (Variations (Cross-Cultural Evidence (Many were…
Milgram's Obedience
Background & Aims
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Conformity was a large part of the holocaust --> Wanted something more externally valid - wanted to test destructive obedience
Just Germans in the 30s & 40s? - This helps our conscience "we would never be like that because we aren't from that time and aren't German"
Procedure
Participants
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Originally n+40 --> nearly 1000 tested - females tested later, aged 20-50 y/o
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Findings
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Experts & laypersons asked to predict outcome: All predicted PPs would stop once the learner protested
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Early Explanations
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Were PPs 'monsters'?
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When we experience something bad, we look for an explanation - no explanation --> media
7/7 bomber was a primary school teacher --> people couldn't understand - "only a monster could do this"
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Criticisms
Ethics
PPs harmed? - Alter attitudes to trusting authority, stress etc.
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