Situational Variables of Obedience Flashcards

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Obedience meaning

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Somebody acts in response to a direct order from a perceived authority figure

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Learner and teacher in separate rooms

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65%

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Learner and teacher in same room

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40% decrease

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What situation variable caused a 40% decrease in obedience and what did Milgram do?

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Proximity - learner and teacher in same room

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Experimenter and teacher in same room

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65%

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Experimenter and teacher in different rooms, experimenter instructing through telephone

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25.5% decrease

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What situation variable caused a 25.5% decrease in obedience and what did Milgram do?

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Proximity - Experimenter and teacher in different rooms, experimenter instructing through telephone.

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Conducted in a run down office in run down area

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48% decrease

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What situation variable caused a 48% decrease in obedience and what did Milgram do?

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Location - conducted in a run down office in a run down area

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Conducted in Yale University

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65%

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Experimenter in a lab coat

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65%

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Experimenter in everyday clothes

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20% decrease

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What situation variable caused a 20% decrease in obedience and what did Milgram do?

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Uniform - made experimenter wear everyday clothes

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