Social behaiviour - obedience and apathy

Question 1

What did Milgram’s research establish?

Answer 1

Obedience to authority - ordinary man vs scientist in white coat.

Question 2

What was the MHRC encounter and how did it differ from Milgram?

Answer 2

Market research discussion meeting - 9 genuine participants per panel, legal case – company vs individual, discussion, role playing, signing permissions. Only 4/33 panels all group signed. Had 9 naive participants instead of 1 (Milgram).

Question 3

What are Latané’s law of social impact?

Answer 3

Strength/legitimacy - eg uniform or seniority

Number - group disobedience

Immediacy - feedback

Question 4

What is the one thing that nearly always makes a difference with regards to the bystander effect?

Answer 4

The absence of bystanders.

Question 5

What social factors may prevent a person from acting?

Answer 5

Social definition - others not responsing, no emergency.

Diffusion of responsibility - part of group, transfer the responsibilty.

Audience inhibition - self-conscious, fear of social blunder

Question 6

What non-social factors might stop a person from acting?

Answer 6

Ambiguity of the situation - playing or being attacked?

Personality

Treat - will they turn on me