Situational Variables Affecting Obedience

Question 1

Proximity Variation

Answer 1

Ob decreases from 65% to 40%

T+L in same room

Question 2

Teacher Proximity Variation

Answer 2

Ob decreases from 65% to 30%

Force L’s hand to shock plate

Question 3

Researcher Proximity Variation

Answer 3

Ob. decreases from 65% to 20.5%

Instructions given over the phone = E left

Question 4

Proximity Conclusion

Answer 4

Reduce physical prox = increases ob

Ppl can’t psych. distance from cons. of actions

Question 5

Location Variation

Answer 5

Ob decreases from 65% to 47.5%

Conducted at Yale moved to run down office/not prestige

Question 6

Location Conclusion

Answer 6

High prestige = high ob

Gives leg. + authority

Question 7

Uniform Variation

Answer 7

Ob decreases from 65% to 20%

Role E. taken by MoP = called away

Everyday clothes = not WL

Question 8

Uniform Conclusion

Answer 8

Encourage ob

Widely rec. symbol of authority + entitled to expect ob

Question 9

AO3: Strength = RS

Answer 9

TIB… M+R = realistic proc. = Dutch PP = order stressful comments to conf. interview -> 90% obeyed all
-> Decreased when E not present

TIPB… suggests M’s conc SV not limited to Americans/males = valid diff. culture + time periods = Universal

Counter… Rep. not cross-cultured = rook place in non-western countries (India + Jordan) = other involved (Spain, Australia, Scotland) = Culturally diff.

TICBAT… not able to conc. = M’s research role of prox. + Loc. + Uni. apply to all or most

Question 10

AO3: Limitation = Low IV

Answer 10

TIB… ppl worked out shocks not real -> especially in TPV = continued responses

TIPB… unclear decreases ob. due to SV - saw through deception

TICBAT… no conc. evidence role of SV = further research

Question 11

AO3: Limitation = Ignores DF

Answer 11

TIB… Adorno = AP extreme respect + deference to ppl status higher than own

TIPB… suggests ob. product of DF rather than SF
-> later res. = low educated ppl more likely display AP = level education rather than AP

TICBAT… may off. M’s relative to Holocaust = implication atrocities carried to Nazi’s beyond control