YR12 Social Influence: Explanations for Obedience A03 Flashcards
AO3: Who provided research to support explanations of obedience?
Hofling
AO3: What do we use Hofling for in explanations of obedience?
research to support
AO3: What was Hoflings sample?
22 nurses on a hospital ward
AO3: What did Hofling get the nurses to do?
an unknown doctor ordered them to administer a dangerous dose of drug to patients over the phone
AO3: How many nurses in Hoflings research obeyed?
21 out of 22 nurses
AO3: Why does Hoflings research support Legitimacy of authority as an explanation of obedience?
It shows that nurses will obey someone with more social hierarchy i.e. the unknown doctor
Why does Hofling’s research support Agentic state as an explanation of obedience?
it shows that the nurses felt the doctor was responsible for their actions
AO3: Bickman’s research supports which situational variable affecting obedience?
Power of uniform
AO3: Power of uniform as a situational variable affecting obedience can be supported by whose research?
Bickman
AO3: What 3 outfits did Bickman have his confederates dress in?
- security guard
- milkman
- business man
AO3: In Bickman’s research who were participants twice as likely to follow instructions from (obey)?
The security guard
AO3: In Bickman’s research, participants were how many more times likely to obey the security guard over the business man?
Twice as likely
AO3: Why does Bickman’s research support the power of uniform as a situational variable affecting obedience?
Demonstrates that the uniform gave the security guard legitimacy of authority and individuals are more likely to obey as a result.
