Question

what did the results of milgrams famous experiment show? what is a confederate? stanley milgram was a psychologist who studied. if you were to replicate milgrams experiments, what could you do to change the percentage of people who were willing to give the highest shock? the milgram experiment occurred in __________ at yale university. after the trial of this nazi war criminal stanley milgram then initiated the milgram experiment. the milgram experiment had three participants: 1. learner, 2. ________ and 3. ________. the learner claimed he was learning a list of words for a test. the teacher was told the experiment was on ________ and he would be given ________ for every wrong answer the learner gave the teacher. the learner would receive an electric ________ for every wrong answer. the shock would increase up to a maximum of ________ volts of power which is enough to kill a normal person. as the voltage of the shocks increased, the learner yelled and protested louder, and even banged repeatedly on the wall that separated him from the teacher. when the highest voltage was reached, the learner fell silent. in milgrams first set of experiments, ________ (26 of 40) of participants administered the experiments final massive 450 - volt shock. if all administered shocks were at least 300 volts, the teacher was carried to the hospital suffering a seizure and another had a __________.

Explanation:

1. Milgram's experiment showed that a significant proportion of people would obey authority figures even when instructed to administer what they believed were harmful electric shocks to others.
2. A confederate is a person who secretly works with an experimenter to manipulate the situation.
3. To change the percentage of people willing to give the highest shock, one could vary factors like the proximity of the "learner" to the "teacher", the authority - figure's demeanor, or the social context.
4. The Milgram Experiment occurred in 1961 at Yale University.
5. The three participants were the Learner, the Teacher, and the Experimenter.
6. The teacher was told the experiment was on memory and learning.
7. For every wrong answer, the learner would receive an electric shock, increasing up to a maximum of 450 volts of power.
8. In Milgram's first set of experiments, 65% (26 of 40) of participants administered the highest 450 - volt shock.

Answer:

1. A significant proportion of people would obey authority figures to administer what they thought were harmful shocks.
2. A person who secretly works with an experimenter.
3. Vary factors like proximity of learner to teacher, authority - figure's demeanor, social context.
4. 1961
5. Teacher, Experimenter
6. Memory and learning
7. 450 volts
8. 65% (26 of 40)