Factors affecting obedience and dissent: Individual differences Flashcards
Evaluate personality (obedience + dissent) 2
Elms and Milgram used F-Scale w ppts from Milgram’s studies, 20 fully obedient and 20 not. Obedient score^ on F-scale + authoritarian personality traits e.g. less closeness to fathers
LoC, Shurz. Austrian pts told to give painful ultrasound to female student. Ppt fully obedient = didn’t differ from those who resisted (LoC score questionnaire)
What is authoritarian personality (Adorno et al.)?
2
- Harsh parenting = child develops personality traits (toughness, destructiveness)
- Parenting (unconditional love) = child low on F-scale, resistant to destructive orders
Evaluate gender (obedience + dissent) 2
Sheriden and King
Kilham and Mann
How is authoritarian personality measured?
1
- F-scale (fascism)
What is internal locus of control and are they like to be obedient or dissent (Rotter)?
2
- ^Responsibility for their actions (dissent)
- Believe in control of what they do
What is external locus of control and are they like to be obedient or dissent (Rotter)?
2
- Take less responsibility for their actions (obedient)
- Blame what happens to them on luck/other people
How does Miller support locus of control?
3
- High/low status exprmtr told ppt to grasp live wire
- Externals = obeyed high status>low
- Internals = unaffected
What did Sheridan and King do and find?
2
- M/F ordered to shock puppies
- 100% female ppt = fully obedient, 54% males
What did Kilham and Mann do and find?
2
- Replicated Milgram in Australia
- Male ^obedient (M = 40%, F = 16%)
What is the ethics of justice (Gilligan)?
2
- Males
- Value equality, fairness, detached outlook avoid bias
What is the ethics of care (Gilligan)?
2
- Females
- Interpersonal relationships, nurture, supporting those in need
