Social influence - Obedience situational variables Flashcards

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what are situational variables

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  • features of the environment that can influence a persons behaviour
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what were the three variables Milgram experimented with

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  • proximity
  • location
  • uniform
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how was uniform investigated

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  • baseline study the experimenter wore a lab coat
  • variation the experimenter was called away and replaced with a regular man
  • obedience dropped to only 20%
  • not faced with someone with scientific credibility
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how was location investigated

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  • baseline study in Yale university
  • variation in a run down office above a shop
  • 48% continued to 450v
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how was proximity investigated

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  • baseline study the teacher could hear the learner but not see them

Remote feedback - victim couldn’t be heard or seen - obedience 66%
Voice feedback - victim could be heard but not seen - obedience 65%
Proximity - victim was one metre away from the participant - obedience 40%
Touch-Proximity - participant had to place the learners hands on the shock plate - obedience 30%

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what was Hofling’s study

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-1966
- field study on nurses who were unaware
- 22 real night nurses and Dr. Smith a stooge
- phoned the nurses on separate occasions and asked them to check for the drug Astroten
- nurses told to administer 20mg to a Mr Jones (medication wasn’t real)

  • all but one obeyed
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what was Bickman’s study

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  • 1974
  • investigated social power of uniform in a field study
  • guards outfit, milkman’s outfit, sports coat and tie
  • each gave different instructions to pedestrians
  • participants most likely to obey the guard
  • obedience related to the amount of perceived authority and uniform
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