Milgrams Electric Shock Study- Evaluation

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A-level- Edexcel Psychology
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Milgrams Electric Shock Study- Evaluation
  1. GENERALISABILITY
    1. Findings cannot be generalised to the whole population
      1. 40 Participants
        1. American middle- aged men= ANDROCENTRIC
          1. From USA= ETHNOCENTRIC
          2. NOT REPRESENTATIVE to women and other epople aprt from in USA
            1. LIMITED
          3. RELIABILITY
            1. Labatory Experiment
              1. Therefore high control of variaibles
                1. The study can be repilicated and tested for reliability
              2. Results were consistent with 'Meeus and Raaijmakers' and 'Hoflings' Experiment
                1. All found high obedience levels making study more reliable
                  1. For example: Hofling (1966) alike Milgram Found that the nurses (participants) were prepared to go against their conscience and obey an order given to them by an authority figure- even though it may have caused harm
                2. APPLICATION
                  1. Can be related to the key issue- Blind Obedience in Abu Ghraib
                    1. Relate back to Tajfels Agency Theory
                      1. Autonomus State
                        1. Moral Strain
                          1. Agentic State
                        2. VALIDITY
                          1. LACKS ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY
                            1. Artificial nature of the task- isn't something that you do in day to day life
                              1. Lab Experiment = The setting wasn't natural, behaviour of participants may have differed
                            2. ETHICS
                              1. DECEPTION- participants were decieved
                                1. In briefing they were told the study was on learning, not obedience
                                  1. Fake Scrreams, Rigged Draw, other participant was a confederate
                                  2. PROTECTION- limited
                                    1. Particiapnts experienced stress and emotional conflict- Milgram didn't take precautions to limit these effects
                                      1. MILGRAMS DEFENCE
                                        1. ... He did a debreifing, conveying that the leanrer wasnt harmed
                                          1. And did a psychology test a year later
                                      2. RIGHT TO WITHDRAW
                                        1. VERBAL PRODS- suggest that withdrawal was not possible
                                          1. ETHICALLY INCORRECT
                                          2. However we we should consider whetehr it would have been a valid experiement, if participnt was remined of withdrawl often
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