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BACKGROUND
‘Are Germans Different’
Milgram wanted some explanation for the systematic murder of millions of Jews, Slavs, gypsies and homosexuals by the Nazis who ruled Germany during the Second World War.
AIM
To investigate what level of obedience would be shown when subjects were told by an authority figure to administer electric shocks to another person. ...
The IV was the presence of the authority figure and the DV was the obedience rate. ...
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FINDINGS / RESULTS
Milgram found that: All 40 subjects went up to 300 volts
26 subjects went up to 450 volts
Subjects became very anxious, especially when the shock levels were higher. ...
INTERPRETATIONS
Level of obedience was totally unexpected and does not support the hypothesis.
Approximate Word count = 699
Approximate Pages = 2.8
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