% RESULTS OF THE SITUATION THAT MILGRAM FOUND AFFECTED OBEDIENCE

Situational

100

Proximity of the victim - Mr Wallace in the same room

Fell by 40%

200

Proximity of the victim - Mr Wallace is forced to place his hand on the shock plate

Fell to 30%

300

Proximity of authority figure - when instructions were given through telephone

Fell to 20.5%

400

Legitimacy of the authority figure - when Mr Williams was replaced by an ordinary member of the public

Fell to 20%

500

BONUS QUESTION!!

Who was Mr Wallace in the experiment?

Confederate

Situational

100

Personal responsibility - when participant was instructed to work with a person who actually gave shocks

Rose by 90%

200

Support of others - when two participants were placed alongside someone who refused

10% continued to 450 volts

300

Legitimacy of context - when experiment was carried out in run down office building

Fell by 47.5%

400

BONUS QUESTION!!!

What was the maximum voltage participants were instructed to administer in Milgram’s experiment?

450 volts

500

BONUS QUESTION!!

Who was Mr Williams in the experiment

Researcher