gender

Cards (8)

  • what has research shown women to be towards obedience compared to men?
    women were more complaint than men
  • why did the research find the conclusion that women more complaint?
    they found that women had more difficulty asserting themselves
  • what does this factor say women are seen as?
    less aggressive and more empathetic making them more likely to obey
  • what did Milgram do to test this?
    used 40 female participants in experiment 8
  • what were the result of experiment 8
    the obedience rate was 65% and so virtually identical to the males
  • what was the contradicting evidence for the 40 females?
    they showed higher levels of stress and anxiety
  • what other experiments can say women more obedient?
    Sheridan and king - electric shock to puppies- women delivered maximum shock level
  • what did Blass find when he reviewed obedience studies from 10 countries?
    9/10 studies obedience rate between male and female were consistent