Social Psychology Flashcards
Who was Hofling?
A guy who conducted the Nurses Experiment in 1966
What was Hofling’s thesis?
He wanted to see whether nurses would obey an order breaching hospital guidelines
Describe Hofling’s experiment.
A doctor phoned and asked to give medicine (astroxin) to a patient however and he would sign off the paperwork and authorisation form later as he was in a rush.
In what way did the Nurses breach hospital regulations?
Doctors were meant to be there in person when giving a patient medication, the dosage asked was twice the maximum dosage, and the medicine was unauthorised as it hadn’t been signed off on the form by a doctor.
What were Hofling’s findings?
21/22 nurses obeyed the phone doctor
What does Hofling’s experiment show?
Hierarchies put pressure on people to conform and obey
Who was Bickmann?
Another old guy who founded the Uniform Obedience Experiment.
What was Bickmann’s thesis?
He wanted to see in 1974, whether uniform affects authority and obedience.
Describe Bickmann’s experiment.
A man stood in the middle of a busy high street, dressed in three types of costumes (guard, milkman and ordinary man) who gave instructions to passers by.
What were Bickmann’s findings?
Found more compliance with the guard outfit that any other
What does Bickmann’s experiment suggest?
Uniform (Visible signs of authority) affects how we obey a instruction / order
