Obedience

Question 1

What is obedience?

Answer 1

• Obedience is when you follow the orders of a legitmate authority figures
• Examples of Milgrams study followed the scientist
• caused moral strain -e.g. Milgram’s they were sweating, 3 people had seizures

Question 2

What is dissent?

Answer 2

• Dissent is when a person who expresses disagreement with the course of action prescribed by the authority figure.
• This means this causes moral strain.

Question 3

How did Milgram use disobedience and dissent?

Answer 3

• Two separate factors
• Dissent is when a person expressed disagreement with the course of action prescribed by the authority figure
• This does not necessarily mean the person will disobey.
• First stepp is testing the true extent of the authorityfigures orders and persuade them to alter them.
• It can become part of moral strain - allows a person to below off steam without disobeying the actual orders given.

Question 4

What is disobedience?

Answer 4

• when the individual refuses to carry out the order of the authority figure
• It can occur for various reasons, from the social situation a person is in to the dispositional factors that influence persons behaviour, such a person’s personality and gender.