1.7: The external explanation Flashcards
A senior army instructor is advising new instructors how to ensure discipline in training classes. He says, ‘Always wear your instructor jacket and stand up close when giving instructions. Make them all understand who has responsibility for the exercise. Serious problems should always be dealt with in the instructors’ office.’
Referring to research into obedience, explain three reasons why the instructor’s advice should be effective (6 marks)
One reason is uniform - the presence of a uniform, in this case the instructor’s jacket, conveys legitimate authority, as in Milgram’s experiment where the experimenter had a lab coat
A senior army instructor is advising new instructors how to ensure discipline in training classes. He says, ‘Always wear your instructor jacket and stand up close when giving instructions. Make them all understand who has responsibility for the exercise. Serious problems should always be dealt with in the instructors’ office.’
Referring to research into obedience, explain three reasons why the instructor’s advice should be effective (6 marks).
One reason is uniform - the presence of a uniform, in this case the instructor’s jacket, conveys legitimate authority, as in Milgram’s experiment where the experimenter had a lab coat.
Another reason
Another reason is proximity - standing up close means that people are more likely to follow instructions, as in Milgram’s experiment where the authority figure was more effective when in the same room
A senior army instructor is advising new instructors how to ensure discipline in training classes. He says, ‘Always wear your instructor jacket and stand up close when giving instructions. Make them all understand who has responsibility for the exercise. Serious problems should always be dealt with in the instructors’ office.’
Referring to research into obedience, explain three reasons why the instructor’s advice should be effective (6 marks).
One reason is uniform - the presence of a uniform, in this case the instructor’s jacket, conveys legitimate authority, as in Milgram’s experiment where the experimenter had a lab coat.
Another reason is proximity - standing up close means that people are more likely to follow instructions, as in Milgram’s experiment where the authority figure was more effective when in the same room.
Another reason
Another reason is location - the use of the instructor’s office again conveys the force of legitimate authority as in Milgram’s study where Yale University was more likely to result in obedience than a downtown setting
