obedience Flashcards
(8 cards)
obedience
direct order from someone with perceieved authority
milgram
teacher and a learner (strapped to a chair with electric shock plates). if answer questions incorrect, teacher must give electric shock (15-450)
65% continued to highest
shower ordinary people are extremely obedient to authority
factors that affect
-location
-uniform
-increased proximity
-reduced proximity
-physical force
legitimate authority
we obey as we believe legitimacy of their power or desire to appear cooperative
agentic state
state where individuals act on their own behalf taking responsibility for their actions and descions
autonomas state
rather than acting as agents for others and shifting responsibility
agentic switch
when an individual switches between both states
evaluation
ethical issues
obedience albi
reductionism