obedience Flashcards
what is obedience
Obedience is when someone follows direct orders from someone with perceived authority- behaving in a way they wouldve have done without the order
what are the 4 factors that affect obedience
the proximity of the authority figure, proximity of the victim, proximity of consequences, location and uniform
what does the proximity of the authority figure mean
how close the authority figure is to the person obeying orders, if the authority figure is in the same room you are less likely to disobey
what does the proximity of the victim mean
the proximity of the victim influences obedience because if you do not have to see the consequences of your actions you are more likely to obey the orders
how can the location you are in affect whether you are likely to obey
if you are in a location that is associated with authority, like a police station or yale uni you are more likely to obey orders
how does uniform affect obedience
if the authority figure is wearing uniform that indicates authority and power, you are more likely to obey
what is the aim of milgrams study
to find out whether ordinary americans would obey to an unjust order from an authority figure to inflict pain on another person, and what factors in a situation led people to obey
milgram procedure key point
laboratory exp
40 male volunteers, paid 4.50
told: role of punishment in learning
experimenter, teacher (genuine participant) and learner (confederate)
p was shown learner prior to study began
p was deceived into giving electric shocks when no shocks were given
the confederate had to learn words pairs and every time they made a mistake the p had to give a shock (15 to 450v)
the experiment continued until p refused or 450 was reached 4x
p was debriefed and shown confederate
findings of milgram: what percent actually went on giving shocks up to and including 450 volts
65%
findings of milgram: all participants gave shocks up to at least….
300 volts
findings of milgram: only…. of p stopped at 300 volts
12.5%
findings of milgram: how may learned something of self importance because of being in the study
74%
findings of milgram: how many were glad to have participated
84%
findings of milgram: how many regretted taking part
1 person
deception in milgram (3)
ps told it was about effects of punishment when it was really on obedience to authority
ps led to belive shocks were real
ps led to believe learner was real when they were confederate
