11 Questions
Milgram's studies were conducted in lab experiments but lacked external and internal ______.
validity
The tasks in Milgram's experiments were artificial and more suited to a ______ context.
military
Orne and Home stated that the experiment lacked experimental ______.
realism
Participants in Milgram's studies may not have believed the ______.
shocks
Only half of the people believed it was ______ and only 2/3 of those disobeyed the experimenter.
real
Milgram's experiment lacked both external and internal ______.
validity
The tasks in Milgram's experiments were artificial and more suited to a ______ context.
military
Orne and Home stated that the experiment lacked experimental ______.
realism
Participants in Milgram's studies may not have believed the ______.
shocks
Only half of the people believed it was real and only 2/3 of those disobeyed the ______.
experimenter
Milgram's participants were digging their nails into palms of hands, three had uncontrollable seizures, many pleaded to stop the experiment. This suggests that they did not fully have the right to ______.
withdraw
Study Notes
Criticisms of Milgram's Studies
- Milgram's studies lacked external and internal validity.
- The tasks in Milgram's experiments were artificial and more suited to a laboratory context.
- Orne and Home argued that the experiment lacked experimental realism.
- Participants may not have fully believed the experiment was real.
- Only half of the participants believed the experiment was real, and only 2/3 of those who believed it disobeyed the experimenter.
- The experiment lacked both external and internal validity.
- The artificial nature of the tasks makes it difficult to generalize the results to real-life situations.
- Participants' physical and emotional responses, such as digging their nails into their palms, uncontrollable seizures, and pleas to stop the experiment, suggest that they may not have fully understood their right to withdraw from the experiment.
Explore criticisms regarding the limitations of external and internal validity in Milgram's experiments, such as the artificiality of the setting and tasks, as well as issues with experimental realism and participants' belief in the shocks. Understand how these criticisms impact the applicability of the results.
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