YR12 Social Influence: Explanations for Obedience A03 COPY

Question 1

AO3: Who provided research to support explanations of obedience?

Answer 1

Hofling

Question 2

AO3: What do we use Hofling for in explanations of obedience?

Answer 2

research to support

Question 3

AO3: What was Hoflings sample?

Answer 3

22 nurses on a hospital ward

Question 4

AO3: What did Hofling get the nurses to do?

Answer 4

an unknown doctor ordered them to administer a dangerous dose of drug to patients over the phone

Question 5

AO3: How many nurses in Hoflings research obeyed?

Answer 5

21 out of 22 nurses

Question 6

AO3: Why does Hoflings research support Legitimacy of authority as an explanation of obedience?

Answer 6

It shows that nurses will obey someone with more social hierarchy i.e. the unknown doctor

Question 7

Why does Hofling’s research support Agentic state as an explanation of obedience?

Answer 7

it shows that the nurses felt the doctor was responsible for their actions

Question 8

AO3: Bickman’s research supports which situational variable affecting obedience?

Answer 8

Power of uniform

Question 9

AO3: Power of uniform as a situational variable affecting obedience can be supported by whose research?

Answer 9

Bickman

Question 10

AO3: What 3 outfits did Bickman have his confederates dress in?

Answer 10

• security guard
• milkman
• business man

Question 11

AO3: In Bickman’s research who were participants twice as likely to follow instructions from (obey)?

Answer 11

The security guard

Question 12

AO3: In Bickman’s research participants were how many more times likely to obey the security guard over the business man?’

Answer 12

Twice as likely

Question 13

AO3: Why does Bickman’s research support the power of uniform as a situational variable affecting obedience?

Answer 13

Demonstrates that the uniform gave the security guard legitimacy of authority and individuals are more likely to obey as a result.