Obedience by Milgram Flashcards

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What is obedience

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  • Carrying out instructions of an authority figure.
  • If order was never given, person would not have acted like that in the first place.
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Why did milgram conduct this experiment

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Milgram wanted to know why germans followed orders to slaugther over 10 million people

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Difference between obedience and conformity

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  • Conformity is tendency to act and think like people around us such as clothing or music trends.
  • Obedience is compliance when an order or command is given from someone in position of authority.
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