obedience Flashcards
(12 cards)
what is obedience
obedience is when an individual follows the command of someone with authority, the rules, or laws of society.
difference between constructive and destructive obedience
constructive obedience is when we follow the commands of someone with authority that results in a postive outcome destructive obedience has a negative outcome.
compliance
changing ones behavuour in respose to a request. (not necessarily one of an authorial figure.)
what was the purpose of Stanley Milgrams obedience studies
- to investigate factors involved in determining obedience to an authority figure.
- experiment aim: to discover whether individuals would obey a authority figure who was instructing them to inflict pain on another person.
wat were some ethical considerations in Milgram and obedience
- mental well beig was not safeguarded many showed signs of metal distress
- wasn clear to participants they could entirely withdraw from the experiment
- were paid so they felt obligated not to end
what factors affect obedienne
- social proximity group pressure and legitimacy of authoirty figure
group pressure
- Individual is more likely to be obedient when there is little or no group support resisting the authority figure
- more likely to be obedient when there is a group support for authority figure.
Legitimacy of authority figure
individual is more likely to be obedient when the authority figure is perceived as being legitimate and having power.
Social proximity
closeness between two or more people
Cult
: A group which claims to have a great devotion to a person, idea or object
sect
sect: A group that follows a particular set of principles, beliefs and practices which has a seperate identity within a larger group or organisation (breakaway group)
confederate
someone working for the experimenter posing as a participant
