Milgram's research on obedience

Milgram's aim was to investigate whether ___ would follow orders and give an innocent person a potentially harmful electric shock.

• soliders

• ordinary people

• males

• teachers

How did Milgram recruit participants?

• random selection

• contacted through telephone calls

• newspaper advert

• approached people in the library

How much were volunteers paid for taking part?

• $4.50

• $2.50

• £4.50

• $6.50

Mr Wallace was the...

• Teacher

• Learner

• Experimenter

Where did the experiment take place?

• Bridgeport office block

• Harvard University

• Cambridge

• Yale University

How did Milgram ensure the real ppt was always the teacher?

• Asked the confederate to choose their role

• Fixed the draw

• Experimenter allocated the roles

The learner was strapped to a chair. The teacher then experienced a real shock. What level was this?

• 15 V

• 35 V

• 45 V

• 50 V

The teacher had to shock the learner every time they got an answer wrong. What percentage of ppts went to the full 450 V?

• 30%

• 45%

• 50%

• 65%

100% of ppts went to which shock level?

• 100 V

• 200 V

• 300 V

• 400 V

"It is absolutely essential that you continue" is an example of what?

• Verbal prod

• Encouragement

• Verbal pressure

• Prompting