Individual differences affecting obedience Flashcards
who came up with the theory of Locus of Control?
rotter
if you get a low score in Rotter’s LOC quiz what does it mean ?
internal locus of control- you are less obedient
what does the f-scale dictate ?
how much of an authoritarian personality you have
what did milligram and elms do to investigate the f-scale ?
they compared the scores of 20 obedient ppts and 20 disobedient ppts from one of Milgram’s experiments
what did Milgram and elms discover ?
the obedient ppts had higher f-scale score
what study did burger replicate ?
Milgram’s
what did burger discover about empathy in his study ?
he discovered that although people who showed more empathy were more likely to protest the experiment, this did not affect the obedience of the ppts.
what did Sheridan and King do ?
they adapted Milgram’s experiment to involve women and altered it so that the ppts were giving real live shocks to puppies.
who did Sheridan and King use as their ppts ?
college students
what did Sheridan and King discover about all 13 female ppts ?
they were more compliant and delivered the maximum level of shock.
what did burger discover in his experiment that contradicted Sheridan and King’s results about gender ?
burger discovered no difference in gender obedience, only that the women showed more empathy and physical signs of distress.
why can we not use Milgram’s baseline test when discussing gender differences ?
his study was androcentric, meaning only the male perspective is shown and there are no results to compare.
why can we not use Hoffling’s study when discussing gender differences?
his study was gynocentric, which means that only the female perspective is recorded and therefore there are no results to compare.
what is a collectivist culture ?
focuses on society
what does a collectivist culture mean in terms of obedience?
people are more likely to obedient in a collectivist culture.
