What research method was used in Milgram?

What research method was used in Milgram?

One of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology was carried out by Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University. He conducted an experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience.

What does the Milgram experiment tell us?

The Milgram experiment(s) on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram. The experiment found, unexpectedly, that a very high proportion of subjects would fully obey the instructions, albeit reluctantly.

What was the biggest problem with Milgram’s study?

The ethical issues involved with the Milgram experiment are as follows: deception, protection of participants involved, and the right to withdrawal. The experiment was deemed unethical, because the participants were led to believe that they were administering shocks to real people.

How is the Milgram study relevant today?

A replication of one of the most widely known obedience studies, the Stanley Milgram experiment, shows that even today, people are still willing to harm others in pursuit of obeying authority. While no shocks were actually delivered in any of the experiments, the participants believed them to be real.

What level of data did Milgram collect?

Milgram collected lots of different types of data in his study, both qualitative and quantitative. As you now know there are four different “levels of measurement” that can be sued to describe quantitative data; nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio.

What are the ethical issues with the Little Albert experiment?

Unfortunately, one of the Little Albert experiment ethical issues was that Little Albert was harmed during the experiment. This is because he was classically conditioned to fear white rats, and such fear did not exist earlier in baby Albert. This could also have resulted in Albert suffering for his entire life.