Summary:
Evaluation how certain obedience studies lack in experimental and ecological validity and also mundane realism. Describes Milgram's study of obedience as a classic example of a study that lacked in experimental validity and also in mundane realism. Also examines Hofling's study and Bickman's study on obedience
To a certain extent studies of obedience have been shown to lack experimental validity, ecological validity and mundane realism.
Experimental validity is: the validity of the experiment I the context in which it was carried out. If a study lacks experimental validity, the participants do not believe in the set-up. Ecological Validity is whether or not the research is valid outside of the experimental situations- real life. Mundane realism is: the use of an artificial situation that resembles a natural situation e.g. a lab experiment set up as a classroom.
Milgram's study of obedience is a classic example of a study that lacked in experimental validity and also in mundane realism. Milgram's study consisted of a confederate having to answer questions, which if they got wrong they would fake being given an electric shock by the machine.....
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