PSYC 3430 Study Guide - Final Guide: Situational Leadership Theory, Social Dominance Orientation, Leadership
18 Apr 2017
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Social power: capacity to influence others, even when they try to resist influence. Participant had to ask learner (confederate) questions and for each incorrect answer, they would have to shock them, but they were not actually doing anything: the demands (prods) There were recordings of the learner screaming in pain after the shocks and once the participant reached 300v, they would hear protests to stop the experiment. The experimenter (confederate) told them to continue and keep asking questions. Wanted to see how far people would go between listening to the experimenter and protecting the learner from possible harm. Milgram"s findings: everyone went to 300v, 65% of people went to 450v, they were reluctant to continue because of the recorded screams but kept obeying the experimenter, harm vs rights. When participants thought the person had a heart problem, 65% still went to 450v: proximity and surveillance effects. When teacher was in same room as learner, obedience dropped to 40%
