the participants were told by an authority figure (scientist) to be a part of the experiment and were given a role
the participant had to ask the other person who was 'getting electrocuted' a question and if they got it wrong they would have to increase the voltage on the shock machine
it was done to see whether they would continue the experiment only because the authority figure asked
Milgram found out that 65% of participants (i.e., teachers) continued to the highest level of 450 volts. All the participants continued to 300 volts.
After the experiment, the participants were debriefed and were told the aim of the study
Obedience has little to do with disposition.Factors in the situation made it difficult to disobey, e.g. location of study, not wanting to disrupt experiment and being in a novel situation.
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