... the shock by only a small amount each time makes the participant feel as though they have just given a shock which is only a small amount less painful than the one they are about to give, so they are more likely to continue increasing shocks. 4.The experimenter was always there watching the subject give the shocks. I think that the presence of the experimenter would have increased levels of obedience because if the participant is being watched then they felt more obliged to obey, and thought that if what they were doing was unsafe then the experimenter would intervene. This was proved by a variation of the study in which the participant was given orders over the phone rather than by an experimenter in the room. The obedience levels dropped to 20.5%. 5.The experimenter remained calm throughout the study. The experimenter staying calm during the study made the participants more likely to obey ...

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