Milgram's Obedience Research

What research method was used in Milgram's study?

• Lab experiment

• Field experiment

• Natural experiment

• Repeated measures

What sampling technique did Milgram use to recruit ppts?

• Opportunity

• Random

• Volunteer

• Stratified

How many ppts volunteered?

• 40

• 50

• 60

• 75

At which prestigious American university did it take place?

• Yale

• Stanford

• Harvard

• Princeton

What were ppts told (incorrectly) that the aim of the study was?

• To test the effect of group influence on conformity

• To test the effect of punishment on learning

• To test the effect of situational factors on obedience

Milgram rigged the "draw" so that the real participant in each trial was always given which role?

• Learner

• Experimenter

• Teacher

The role of experimenter was played by Milgram himself.

• True

• False

What was the name of the character who was in the role of "learner"?

• Mr Willis

• Mr Wallace

• Mr Woolley

What did the participant have to "teach" the learner?

• Word pairs

• Strings of digits

• Picture and word combinations

What did the participant have to do if the learner answered incorrectly?

• Press a switch that would deliver a REAL 15v shock each time

• Press a switch that would deliver a REAL shock increasing in voltage each time

• Press a switch that they BELIEVED would deliver an increasing voltage of shock each time