Factors affecting obedience and dissent: Situation and culture

Question 1

Evaluate situation (obedience + dissent)
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Answer 1

Raaijmakers et al. asked ppt deliver ^unkind insult to actor applying for job. 90% delivered all 15 insults in baseline, 36% when exprmtr left room, 16% (witnessing 2 rebel stooges)

^Compliance w countryside rules, no one to enforce rules, threaten wildlife. Gramann et al. found if reasons behind rules explained, obedience^. Signs = immediacy(I), power that could be brought to bear (S)

Question 2

Evaluate culture (obedience + dissent)
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Answer 2

Relationship (obedience and PDI). Kilham and Mann found >obedience in Australia (28%), which low for PD (36%). Dolinski et al. replicated in Poland, found v ^obedience of 90%, has ^PD.

Most nations hv similarly ^obedience. Blass calc avg obedience for 8 non-US Milgram replications, found 66% compared with an avg 61% for US replications. Obedience = universal behaviour.

Question 3

What is a way of reducing legitimacy that lowers obedience and example (situation)?
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Answer 3

• Altering their uniform

- >Prestige of venue (Milgram’s rundown office block)

Question 4

How can proximity reduce obedience and example (situation)?

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Answer 4

• Proximity between LAF and ppt^ = >obedience (Telephonic instructions)

Question 5

How can behaviour of others reduce obedience (situation)?

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Answer 5

• Exposure to disobedient role models

Question 6

What do individualist cultures value and are they obedient? (Hofstede)
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Answer 6

• Personal autonomy, self-reliance

- >obedient due to value placed on self determination

Question 7

What do collectivist cultures value and are they obedient? (Hofstede)
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Answer 7

• Loyalty to group, interdependence, cooperation in pursuit of group goals
• obedient (sense of duty)

Question 8

What is PDI? (Hofstede)

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Answer 8

• How accepting people are of hierarchical order

Question 9

What is expected in high PDI cultures and are they obedient? (Hofstede)
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Answer 9

• Subordinates expect to be told what to do, boss = autocrat

- High obedience