Psychology 7.7 Obedience

Question 1

Obedience

Answer 1

Obeying instructions of authority figures or rules/laws of society

Question 2

Factors that effect obedience?

Answer 2

Proximity, Legitimacy of authorative figure, group pressure

Question 3

Proximity

Answer 3

Closeness between 2+ people, (physically and emotionally)

Participants were more likely to refuse increasing shock when they could see/touch the learner

Question 4

Legitimacy of authoritative figure

Answer 4

When an individual has legitimate power in the situation/due to the law

Participants were more likely to keep going with the experiment if the person was wearing a white lab coat, as well as being in a professional environment

Question 5

Group Pressure

Answer 5

social pressure exerted by a group on an individual to influence choices

• Participants more likely to refuse continuation of the experiment when two other actors disobey the experimenter
• Participants more likely to continue experiment when two other actors listen to experimenter