Obedience Flashcards
What is social identity theory?
When there are two groups and they fight just because each group is different
What are social identity theories 3 main components?
- Categorisation
- Identification
- Comparison
What is social impact theory?
how people around you affect you/others
What happens to responsibility if you are in a group?
It diffuses, no one helps bucks it is deemed alright because it is what everyone else is doing
What makes an authority figure?(3)
- strength(authority, status, age)
-Proximity
Size of the group/ target
What theory did Rotter and others create?
The Locus of Control the idea that:
- External locus of control, people who believe in fate(more likely to obey)
- Internal locus of control, controlled by their own destiny (less likely to obey)
What does the agency theory suggest about people?
We have 2 states:
Autonomous-responsible for our own actions
Agentic- They allow someone to direct their behaviour and believe that responsibility lies on that person
What are 3 variations of Milgram?
- Rundown office block
- Telephonic instructions
- Ordinary man gives instructions
What were the results of Milgrams ‘Rundown office block variation’?
47.5% went to 450V
What were the results of Milgrams ‘Telephonic instruction variation’?
20.5% went to 450V, many gave less voltage or didn’t actually shock with patient
What happened in Milgrams ‘ordinary man variation’?
20% went to 450V
