unit 2 obedience to authority

Question 1

obedience is..

Answer 1

acting in response to a direct order, usually from an authority figure

Question 2

situational factors affecting the outcome:

Answer 2

presence of allies
proximity of victim
proximity of authority
location and group carrying out the experiment

Question 3

legitimacy of authority comes from..

Answer 3

having a defined social role which lends to respect

Question 4

what did Milgram learning after redoing the experiment in run down offices and not in the name of Yale university

Answer 4

the location caused the obedience to decrease

Question 5

it is easier to rebel if you..

Answer 5

aren’t alone

Question 6

what was the point to Milgrams experiment

Answer 6

if people are told to shock someone/ increase the shock in a separate room by someone of authority (man in a lab coat of yale uni) how would they react

Question 7

what was the method of the Milgram experiment

Answer 7

people were told to answer questions, if they answered wrobn they were told by an authority figure (man in a lab coat) to shock the person in another room ( they could hear) they were also told the increase the shock (the shock wasn’t real)

Question 8

how did the participants of the Milgram experiment react

Answer 8

they did as they were told even hearing the people getting shocked but did show signs of destress