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Question 10

An investigator compiled data from alternative variations of Milgram's obedience research to examine how physical proximity influenced the percentage of participants who administered the maximum voltage (450V).

Experimental ConditionPercentage of participants administering maximum shock (450V)
Condition A: Experimenter and learner are in separate rooms (Voice feedback baseline)62.5%
Condition B: Learner is placed in the same room as the participant (Proximity)40%
Condition C: Experimenter leaves the laboratory and gives orders via telephone (Remote instruction)21%

Using the data presented in the table above, outline two conclusions that can be drawn about how proximity factors affect obedience.

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Responses to people in authority Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Responses to people in authority

128 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Responses to people in authority, covering Milgram (1963): Obedience and Bocchiaro et al. (2012): Disobedience and whistle-blowing. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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