Basic Facts
Stanley MILGRAM, an American psychologist who studied humain behavior.
Who conducted the experiment ?
The teacher had to ask questions and give a shock for each wrong answer.
What did the teacher have to do?
No, most participants continued even when they felt uncomfortable.
Did most participants stop early?
Is when someone follows orders given by an authority figure.
What is obedience?
Obedience decreased when the setting was less prestigious
What happened when the experiment was done in a different location?
The goal was to study how people obey authority, even when it is against their morals.
What was the goal of the experiment ?
Each time the learner made a mistake, the teacher increased the shock level.
What happened when the learner made a mistake?
The highest shock level was 450 volts, which was considered very dangerous.
What was the maximum voltage?
Is a person who has power,like a scientist or a teacher
What is an authority figure?
Participants were less likely to obey.
What happened when the authority figure was not present?
The experiment took place at Yale University in the United States.
Where did the experiment take place?
The experiment used strong instructions like "the experiment requires that you continue".
What did the experimenter say to encourage participants?
About 65% of participants obeyed and reached the maximum voltage.
What percentage reached the highest voltage?
Is when people change their behavior to match group.
What is conformity?
Participants were less willing to continue.
What happened when the learner was physically closer?
The participant played the role of the "teacher" who gave the shocks
What role did the participant play?
Participants believed it was real because the environment looked official and serious.
Why did participants think the experiment was real?
Many participants showed stress,like swearing, shaking, or nervous laughter.
How did participants fell during the experiment?
Obedience is following authority, while conformity is following group pressure.
What is the difference between obedience and conformity?
They were more likely to refuse as well.
What happened when participants worked with others who refused?
The learner pretended to receive electric shocks,but they were not real.
What did the "learner" pretend to receive?
The shocks were fake and the learner was an actor pretending to be in pain.
What was fake in the experiment?
Milgram was surprised that ordinary people obeyed authority so easily.
What surprised milgram the most?
It shows that people Can Do harmful actions if an authority tells them to.
What does this experiment show about human behavior?
Obedience depends on the situation and social context.
What do these variations show about obedience?