majority influence Flashcards
PROXIMITY
experimenter and ppt in the same, dropped to 40%
ELECTROSHOCK PLATE
touch proximity = dropped to 30%
EXPERIMENTER ABSENT, INSTRUCTIONS OVER THE PHONE
20.5%
CHANGED LOCATION
to a run-down office building instead of prestigious office building = 47.5%
UNIFORM
experimenter called away, an ‘ordinary member of the public takes over, obedience dropped to 20%
SUPPORTING - BICKMAN
three confeds dressed as
EXTRA MANIPULATION
Ppt likely to figure out the aims = reduced validity
MIRANDA CROSS-CULTURE
found an obedience rate of over 90% in Spanish students
SMITH AND BOND
most replications take place in Western, developed socities that aren’t that culturally different
SYSTEMATIC ALTERATION OF VARAIBLES
all other procedures and variables kept the same, replicated with over 1000 ppts
THE OBEDIENCE ALIBI
MANDEL argues it offers an alibi for inexcusable behavior, such as the Holocaust