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Question 47

Situational Variables in Obedience

An investigator compiled data from variations of Milgram's obedience research to examine how different situational variables affected the percentage of participants who administered the maximum voltage (450V).

Experimental ConditionPercentage of participants administering maximum shock (450V)
Condition 1: Standard baseline study (Yale University)65%
Condition 2: Run-down office block (Bridgeport)48%
Condition 3: Ordinary man experimenter (No lab coat/systematic authority)20%

Using the data presented in the table above, outline two conclusions that can be drawn about factors affecting 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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