A-Level psychology [edexcel]- Social psychology, Milgram variations and evaluation

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson specifically focuses on Milgram’s variation studies and evaluation of his work. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 19 slides on the power point. This lesson relies on students already understanding Milgram’s baseline experiment.

Included:

• Starter, Milgram quick quiz to assess what students know.
• Title page- encouraging students to recap the variation studies and think about why his research is so unethical.
• Homework- students completed the variation studies lesson for homework- this slide can be removed if this has not been completed.
• Overview/ explanation of Milgram’s four different conditions: remote feedback, verbal feedback, proximity condition and touch proximity.
• Overview of Milgram’s three variations (students should already have a basic understanding of these) - rundown office block, telephonic instructions and ordinary man gives orders.
• Evaluating Milgram’s variations- short reading from textbook, attached. Students to complete two short answer questions.
• Explanation of ethical and methodological issues with Milgram’s experiments. Includes key terms such as; reliability, validity, generalisability, applicability. Challenge questions for students to think about throughout.
• Plenary- introducing an 8 mark exam question about Milgram. Logical chains of reasoning introduced with a plan. Students are encouraged to plan their answer to this question.