explanation of obdience Flashcards
what is obedience?
when someone follows direct orders given by someone they believe has authority.
what does it mean when someone has authority over us?
they have the right to give us orders
what is a social group
a group of 2 or more people who interact with each other and share a common identity.
what is a social hierachy?
when someone has authority over other people in a social group + power structure unequal
what are situational varibales
chnages in the environment which affect how a person behaves
what are situational factors by milgrim affecting obedience?
-proximity of authority figure
-proximity of victim
-location
-uniform
what is promiximity of authority figure?
closeness of how the person of authority are
-more near more likley to obey
what is proximity of victim
if victim is closer
-person would be less lilkely to obey destruvtive orders
what is location?
places which do or dont carry authority
what is uniform
-how likeley someone obeys somone by whether or not their uniform indictaes authority.
what are 4 explantions of obedience?
-situatuonal variables
-agentic state
-legitimacy of authority
-(dispositional) authoritain perosnality
what is legitimacy of authority?
when someone follows a person in authoority because they are hogher up in a siocial hierachy+ see them as legitimate
what is agentic state?
when someone experiences moral strain (inner conflict)
-when they feel they need to obey incorrect orders BUT dont wan to be rresponsibek for hirrbke conseqquences
what did milgrim say about agentic state
people will be more likely to obey an authorite figure if they beleice they will take rrsponsibiltyβ>reduces moral strain
what is an agent?
when someone obeys destructive orders from an authoriy figure rather than free will
