what is the independent variable in Milgrams experiment?
In the first 4 experiments, the independent variable (IV) of the Stanley Milgram experiment was the degree of physical immediacy of an authority. The defendant variable was compliance. The closer the authority was, the higher percentage of compliance.
Later in the following series of experiments, the IV varied:
- IV: The closeness of the learner (the person receiving shocks), compliance decreased the nearer the learner was perceived to be.
- IV: Gender differences: Did not seem to affect compliance much (but women report higher distress).
- IV: Status of the authority: the lower perceived status, the less compliance.
- IV: What other subjects did affected compliance (If others complied, the chance was greater that the subject complied).
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