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Social Psychology - OBEDIENCE Flashcards

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What is social influence?

A

The effect that other people have on our behaviour, emotions and attitudes.

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What is obedience?

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Following the orders of someone you believe to be in authority.

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What is authority?

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Power and control, a higher stautus.

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How many nurses obeyed an order that was given over the phone? [HOFLING]

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21 out of 22 obeyed.

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What research method was used in Milgrams original study?

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Lab experiment.

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What is a strength of using a lab experiment?

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The researcher can manipulate the independent variable.

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What is a weakness of using a lab experiment?

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There is low ecological validity.

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What form of sampling was used?

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Volunteer sampling.

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What was standardised about the procedure?

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  • The same actor
  • The same location
  • The same number of switches.
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Where did the procedure take place?

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Yale University.

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How many participants were there?

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40 men.

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What ages were the participants?

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Between 20-50 years old.

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What was Milgrams claim? [AGENCY THEORY]

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Milgrams agency theory claims that people obey as they act as an agent of the authority figure, displacing responsibility of their actions onto them.

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What is moral strain?

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When an individual is given an order that goes against their moral values. They experience anxiety and distress.

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What is an authority figure?

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Someone who is seen as having a high status in society.

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What is evolutionary basis of obedience?

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Milgram concluded that society is hierarchical in nature, and obeying those in authority serves as an evolutionary benefits.

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What is an autonomous state?

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When the individual acts upon their own free will and takes personal responsibility for their actions. In this state, the individual is likely to dissent.

18
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What is agentic state?

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When an individual acts as an agent of authority figure, displacing responsibility of their actions onto the authority figure. In this state, the individuals are likely to obey.

19
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What is agentic shift?

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Some individuals experience this to overcome moral strain, when they switch from an autonomous state to an agentic state, displacing responsibility onto the authority.

20
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What does reductionist mean?

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If a theory is too simplistic, and ignores other contributing factors.

21
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What are the situational factors?

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  • Proximity

- Status

22
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What are the individual differences?

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  • Locus of control

- Authoritarian personality

23
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What are the developmental factors?

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  • Gender

- Culture

24
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What is a collectivist culture?

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Behave as a collective group, meaning cooperation and compliances is important for the stability of the group.

25
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What is an individualistic?

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Behave independently and tend to resist compliance.

26
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What does SIN represent?

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  • Strength
  • Immediacy
  • Number
27
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What is Latanes social impact theory claim?

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Claims that the greater strength, immediacy and number of the source of authority, the greater the impact on the target; more likely they are to obey.

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What is a source?

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The individual giving the order.

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What is a target?

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The individual receiving the order.

30
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What are Latanes strengths? [STATUS]

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  • Authority
  • Status
  • Age
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What are Latanes immediacy? [CLOSENESS]

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  • Proximity

- Status

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What are Latanes numbers?

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  • Total number of targets

- Total number of sources

33
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What does psychological law mean?

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The impact will increase but will eventually level off [light situation].

34
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How many participants obeyed in the ordinary man variation?

A

20% of participants.

35
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How many participants obeyed in the telephonic instructions variation?

A

22.5% of participants.

36
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How many participants obeyed in the run down office variation?

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48% of participants.

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