Obedience Flashcards
What are individuals influenced by
An authority figure
How do we perceive the authority figure
As of higher status
What does obedience involve
Public compliance
What are individuals aware of
Their behaviour differing
Why is obedience important
It is essential to maintain social order and public safety
How can obedience be destructive
When individuals blindly obey an authority figure who is intending to cause harm
What was Adolf Eichmann’s excuse for the holocaust
That he was just following orders
What questions did Stanley milgram want answers to
Whether the holocaust was a result of a personality defect in Germans, or if anyone could be capable of performing it
What was milgrams sample
40 male volunteers
What were p’s instructed to do
Give increasingly severe electric shocks to a learner if he answered a question incorrectly
What did milgram find
All participants went to 300V
How many participants administered the highest shock
65%
How did milgram deceive participants
Said it was an experiment of punishment and learning, and pretended the confederate was actually receiving the shocks
Why was it difficult for participants to withdraw
The experimenter would prompt the participants to continue
How did some participants report feeling
Exceptionally stressed and anxious
