Factors effecting obedience: cultural and situational Flashcards
What is a momentum of complience?
Start with small, trivial requests then slowly increase them and compliance should increase.
What is status of authority?
How legitimate someone is perceived to be.
What study does status of authority link to?
Milgram’s variation 13.
What is personal responsibilty?
If the ppts feel like they are fully responsible they will be less obedient.
What study supports personal responsibilty?
In one of Milgram’s variations the ppts signed a contract claiming full responsibility for any harm caused and only 40% obeyed.
Does proximity to authority figure increase or decrease obedience levels?
Increase.
What is individualism culture?
Views the individual as more important than the group, independece is valued.
Where is individualism culture?
Us and Uk.
What is collectivism culture?
The group/ functioning of the group is more important than the individual.
Where is collectivism culture?
-China
-Japan
-Israel
What did Smith and Bond’s study show((1998).
Found people who belong to individualistic cultures are more likely to behave independently.
What study conflicts Smith and Bond’s study?
Blass: conducted met-analysis looking at repeats of Milgram and found little difference between cultures/.
