Dse141 Tma01 Essay

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PART 1 The table shows predictions and results from Milgram’s original obedience to authority study and results from two variations of the study. Both the psychiatrists and the college students predicted that 0% of the ‘teachers’ would administer electric shocks to the ‘learners’ at maximum voltage. However, the psychiatrists predicted that the ‘teachers’ would refuse to continue administering shocks at a lower average level (123V) than the students predicted (140V). The predictions made were inaccurate, as the average level of shock at which the ‘teachers’ actually refused to continue was 368V and 65% used maximum voltage. In Variation One of the experiment, the results of the average level of shock at which the ‘teachers’ refused to continue (244V) and the percentage of ‘teachers’ who used maximum voltage (20%) were lower than the results of the Original Study. In Variation Two, the average level of shock at which ‘teachers’ refused to continue was 75V and 0% used maximum voltage, lower than the results of Variation One. This could be due to the contradicting instructions not seeming so authoritative. Where the average level of shock at which ‘teachers’ refused to continue is higher, there is a higher percentage of ‘teachers’ who used maximum voltage. The table demonstrates that the level of authority at which instructions were delivered affected the outcome of the results. Word count: 219 PART 2 APPLYING MILGRAM’S OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITY STUDY WHEN PREPARING STUDENT NURSES FOR WORKING ON HOSPITAL WARDS. THE REPORT AIMS TO: • Describe Milgram’s study of Obedience To Authority • Summarise replications of Milgram’s study • Identify how the study can be applied to student nurses working within in a hospital BACKGROUND Stanley Milgram (1933-1984) was a social psychologist born to Jewish
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