factors affecting obedience Flashcards
who came up with locus of control
Rotters
what is internal LOC
believe you have control of behaviour and you responsible for your own actions
what is external LOC
you believe in fate and determinism
are you more likely to obey with internal or external LOC
external
who suggested authoratrain personality
rotters
how does someone with authoratrin personality behave
submissive to authority
and opresiv to inferiors
how does empathy affect obedience
the more empathy you have the less likely you are to obey a order to har another
is empathy supported my milgram
more empathy = same obedience but more protestation
how does gender affect obedience
women are less obedient
who supported the idea of gender in obedience
Milgram found that 73% of 40 women when to 300v compared to 100% of men
who disproves the idea of gender in obedience levels
Sheridan and king
what did Sheridan and king find
it was similar to milgram in that a dog was asked to do tricks and if It didn’t the female pps had to “shock” the dog all 13 pps killed the dog. as it is impossible for men to do more harm than that to the dog we can conclude that women are just as obedient as men disproving the idea that women are less obedient
what are the 2 types of culture that facet obedience
collectivist and individualist
what is a collectivist culture
people behave for the benefit of the group and work more together
what is an individualist culture
act more independently
less obedient and have stronger self beliefs
