Volunteers recruited by public ads are not representative of the population as a whole- they are self selecting
If it was said early on to withdraw- pps may refuse to continue early-effecting study
Aim- how people learn Urged to continue Told truth at the enddebriefed
PARTICIPANT WITHDRAWAL FROM STUDY
DECEPTION DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS
PPS may not have believed cover story -therefore believed experimenter wanted them to give shocks up to the highest level
Evaluation of Milgrams studyMethodical issues
OBIEDENCE
Ethical issues
BPS- code of ethics and conduct march 06-sates deception allowed to preserve the integrity of reasercch.
HARM May of also believed that no real harm would come to learner (due to legitimacy of authority/system) so continued to obey on basis of that belief.
ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY
lacks
Difficult to generalise the findings to obedience in the real world
Mailgram argued that obedience to authority is the same regardless of the setting or the task.
No obtained informed consent from participant
INFORMED CONSENT Distress
BPS- unless IC obtained, research should be restricted to observations of people in public places