factors that affect obedience

Question 1

legitimate authority

Answer 1

milgram thought that a reason for the high levels of obedience was due to the setting as it was done in Yale University. He then replicated the study in a community centre and obedience dropped by 52%

Question 2

proximity

Answer 2

milgram thought that having a wall separating the participant and confederate. he thought that this wall acted as a buffer and therefore made it easier for the participant to deliver a shock. in the proximity version of the experiment the participant was put in the same room as the confederate so that they could see and hear him but levels only dropped to 40%

Question 3

presence of authority

Answer 3

in the original study the authority figure was in the room. it is thought that if the figure was removed obedience would drastically fall

Question 4

peers

Answer 4

milgram wanted to see how peer pressure would interact with obedience. to do this he added two confederate teachers who would disagree at two points. 150V and 210V and obedience fell to 10%

Question 5

socialisation - agency theory

Answer 5

we enter the agentic state because society has told us to respect and obey authority figures. childhood is when we learn who is an authority figure. these childhood experiences can make us behave according to social norms and this is known as socialisation.it is the result of collective social pressures from our surroundings encountered as a child grows up

Question 6

good child - socialisation

Answer 6

the good child learns their place in all social settings, stays put in her seat, is polite, speaks and spoken to etc. as children we are rewarded for going along with a group and for not insisting on getting our way

Question 7

parenting - democratic

Answer 7

one of the biggest influences on a childs socialisation is parenting as not all children are raised the same way. some parents encourage their children to think for themselves and make their own decisions and negotiate reasonable boundaries this is known as democratic parenting

Question 8

parenting - authoritarian

Answer 8

they teach their children that obedience to and respect authority figures is the top priority and rules should be obeyed and nit discussed.