Social Psychological Exp. of Obedience^ Flashcards
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Social Psychological Explanation
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influences of others on the individual’s obedience
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Agentic State
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- no personal responsibility
- act on the behalf of authority
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Agentic Shift
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- switch from autonomous (responsible) to agentic (not responsible)
- expect obedience
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Legitimate Authority
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- have positions of authority because they have been entrusted by society with certain powers
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Research Support (AS)
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- Milgram supported the agentic state in obedience
- most participants resisted to giving shocks and asked questions
- once they realised they are not responsible for the pain of the student, they continues without objections
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Limited Explanation (AS)
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- AS does not explain many findings
- Rank & Jacobson
: 16/18 nurses disobeyed the doctor to give a big drug dose
: doctor was an authority figure
: almost all nurses remained autonomous - agentic shift only account for some situations of obedience
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Obedience Alibi Revisited
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- Mandel
- described an incident in WW2 with German
- shot many civilians without direct orders
- behaved autonomously
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Explain Cultural Differences (LA)
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- useful account of cultural differences
- Kilham & Mann
: Australia VS Germany results differ - in some cultures, authority more likely to be seen as legitimate and entitled to demand obedience
: reflect the way diff societies are structured
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Can’t Explain All (Dis)Obedience
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- legitimacy can’t explain disobedience in hierarchy where the figure of authority is clear
- Rank & Jacobson
: most nurses were dishonest despite rigid hierarchy - big minority disobeyed in Milgram’s experiment
- suggests some people could be more/less obedient
: inner tendencies have a greater influence than the legitimacy
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Real - World Crimes
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Rank & Jacobson
- nurses were prepared to disobey doctor
Kelman & Hamilton
- real world crimes of obedience can be understood with a hierarchy in the army
