1.5: Obedience Flashcards
Outline two explanations for obedience (6 marks)
One explanation is the authoritarian personality.
It is a collection of traits developed from strict parenting
Outline two explanations for obedience (6 marks).
One explanation is the authoritarian personality.
It is a collection of traits developed from strict parenting.
What do examples of traits include?
Examples of traits include being conformist, conventional and dogmatic and also being obedient/servile towards people of perceived higher status
Outline two explanations for obedience (6 marks).
One explanation is the authoritarian personality.
It is a collection of traits developed from strict parenting.
Examples of traits include being conformist, conventional and dogmatic and also being obedient/servile towards people of perceived higher status.
Another explanation
Another explanation is the agentic state.
The person ‘unthinkingly’ carries out orders, because of a diffusion of responsibility
Outline and evaluate the findings and conclusions of one study of obedience (6 marks)
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts
Outline and evaluate the findings and conclusions of one study of obedience (6 marks).
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts, which was given how many times?
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts, which was given three times
Outline and evaluate the findings and conclusions of one study of obedience (6 marks).
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts, which was given three times.
What was concluded?
It was concluded that people will obey orders that have negative consequences if the orders are given by a perceived legitimate authority figure
Outline and evaluate the findings and conclusions of one study of obedience (6 marks).
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts, which was given three times.
It was concluded that people will obey orders that have negative consequences if the orders are given by a perceived legitimate authority figure.
Why was it argued that the findings lacked internal validity?
It was argued by some that the findings lacked internal validity as the participants knew the shocks were fake
Outline and evaluate the findings and conclusions of one study of obedience (6 marks).
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts, which was given three times.
It was concluded that people will obey orders that have negative consequences if the orders are given by a perceived legitimate authority figure.
It was argued by some that the findings lacked internal validity as the participants knew the shocks were fake.
However, what?
However, participants themselves received a genuine 45 volt shock before the study began
Outline and evaluate the findings and conclusions of one study of obedience (6 marks).
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts, which was given three times.
It was concluded that people will obey orders that have negative consequences if the orders are given by a perceived legitimate authority figure.
It was argued by some that the findings lacked internal validity as the participants knew the shocks were fake.
However, participants themselves received a genuine 45 volt shock before the study began.
As well as this, what?
As well as this, three participants had seizures and others suffered varying degrees of emotional upset performing the procedure
Outline and evaluate the findings and conclusions of one study of obedience (6 marks).
Milgram (1963) found that 100% of participants pressed buttons on a shock machine to give what they believed to be genuine shocks of at least 300 volts to a confederate learner, with 62.5% of participants going up to the maximum voltage of 450 volts, which was given three times.
It was concluded that people will obey orders that have negative consequences if the orders are given by a perceived legitimate authority figure.
It was argued by some that the findings lacked internal validity as the participants knew the shocks were fake.
However, participants themselves received a genuine 45 volt shock before the study began.
As well as this, three participants had seizures and others suffered varying degrees of emotional upset performing the procedure.
What percentage reported any doubts about the shocks being real?
Only 20% reported any doubts about the shocks being real
Outline two explanations for obedience (6 marks).
One explanation is the authoritarian personality.
It is a collection of traits developed from strict parenting.
Examples of traits include being conformist, conventional and dogmatic and also being obedient/servile towards people of perceived higher status.
Another explanation is the agentic state.
The person ‘unthinkingly’ carries out orders, because of a diffusion of responsibility.
Briefly evaluate one of the explanations that you have outlined in your answer above (3 marks)
There is research support for the authoritarian personality explanation.
For example,
This means that it is a valid explanation for obedience
Identify two factors that have been shown to affect obedience to authority.
Briefly discuss how each of these factors affects obedience to authority (6 marks)
One factor is uniform.
If the authority figure wears a uniform, obedience increases, because the authority figure looks more legitimate
Identify two factors that have been shown to affect obedience to authority.
Briefly discuss how each of these factors affects obedience to authority (6 marks).
One factor is uniform.
If the authority figure wears a uniform, obedience increases, because the authority figure looks more legitimate.
Another factor
Another factor is proximity
