links to themes / areas - social - authority

Question 1

How does Milgram’s study link to the key theme? (responses to people in authority)

Answer 1

• participants obeyed the
  people in authority
  reluctantly even though
  went against morals
• directly pressured so felt
  needed to

Question 2

How does Milgram’s study link to the area? (social psychology)

Answer 2

• links to group dynamics
  because experimenter,
  learner and teacher
  pressure of other people
• environment - in a
  controlled lab situation

Question 3

How does Bocciaro’s study link to the key theme? (responses to people in authority)

Answer 3

• participants did not
  whistle blow so reacted to
  the people in authority
• participants obeyed
  willingly and were outgoing
  to the idea
• directly felt pressure so
  obeyed even though the
  procedure was actually
  going to cause their friend
  harm

Question 4

How does Bocciaro’s study link to the area? (social psychology)

Answer 4

• environment - in a
  controlled lab experiment
• conformity - people did the
  experiment and did not
  whistle blow so conformed
  to the instructions they
  were given
• the way people are
  impacted by others- the
  experimenter may have
  impacted the participant
  and made them feel as
  though they had