Experimental Conditions | Percent of Maximum Obedience Observed |
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Teacher and learner in different rooms, no auditory input (pilot study) | 100 |
Teacher does not have direct responsibility for administering shock | 92.5 |
Teacher and learner in different rooms and learner pounds wall at 300 volts and stops pounding and responding after 315 volts | 65 |
Baseline condition—teacher and learner in different rooms, escalated vocal protests, and nonresponding after 330 volts | 62.5; 65 in replication with learner mentioning heart condition before and during the experiment |
Baseline condition but female participants | 65 |
In office building in Bridgeport, Connecticut | 47.5 |
Teacher and learner in same room | 40 |
Teacher and learner in same room and teacher has to force learner’s hand onto shock plate | 30 |
Experimenter not present | 20.5 |
Two models of disobedience | 10 |
Two experimenters who disagree | 0 |