Factors effecting obedience: cultural and situational Flashcards

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What is a momentum of complience?

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Start with small, trivial requests then slowly increase them and compliance should increase.

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What is status of authority?

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How legitimate someone is perceived to be.

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What study does status of authority link to?

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Milgram’s variation 13.

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What is personal responsibilty?

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If the ppts feel like they are fully responsible they will be less obedient.

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What study supports personal responsibilty?

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In one of Milgram’s variations the ppts signed a contract claiming full responsibility for any harm caused and only 40% obeyed.

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Does proximity to authority figure increase or decrease obedience levels?

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Increase.

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What is individualism culture?

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Views the individual as more important than the group, independece is valued.

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Where is individualism culture?

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Us and Uk.

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What is collectivism culture?

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The group/ functioning of the group is more important than the individual.

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Where is collectivism culture?

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-China
-Japan
-Israel

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What did Smith and Bond’s study show((1998).

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Found people who belong to individualistic cultures are more likely to behave independently.

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What study conflicts Smith and Bond’s study?

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Blass: conducted met-analysis looking at repeats of Milgram and found little difference between cultures/.

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