Obedience in real life, social psych factors in obedience

Cards (22)

  • What was the focus of Hofling et al's 1966 research?
    Obedience to authority by nurses
  • What did the unknown doctor instruct the nurses to do in Hofling's study?
    Administer 20mg of a drug to a patient
  • Why was the drug in Hofling's study problematic?
    It was not on the ward stock list
  • What was the maximum allowable dosage of the drug in Hofling's study?
    Half of the administered dosage
  • What rule did nurses violate in Hofling's study?
    Taking orders from unknown persons
  • How many nurses started to administer the drug in Hofling's study?
    21 out of 22 nurses
  • What criticism did Rank & Jacobson have about Hofling's study?
    It lacked ecological validity
  • What did Rank & Jacobson argue about nurses' knowledge in their criticism?
    Nurses lacked knowledge of the drug
  • What did Rank & Jacobson suggest nurses would do before administering the drug?
    Seek advice from another authority figure
  • What drug did Rank & Jacobson ask nurses to administer in their replication study?
    Valium
  • How did the doctor on the phone differ in Rank & Jacobson's study?
    He gave the name of a real doctor
  • What was the result of Rank & Jacobson's study?
    Only 2 out of 18 nurses complied
  • How are Milgram's findings related to the My Lai Massacre?
    They explain obedience to authority in soldiers
  • How many civilians were killed in the My Lai Massacre?
    504 unarmed civilians
  • What atrocities occurred during the My Lai Massacre?
    Women were gang-raped and civilians shot
  • What actions did soldiers take during the My Lai Massacre?
    Blew up buildings and burned the village
  • Who was the only soldier charged after the My Lai Massacre?
    Lt William Calley
  • What was Lt William Calley's defense during his trial?
    He was 'only following orders'
  • Who masterminded the organization of the Holocaust?
    Adolf Eichmann
  • What was Adolf Eichmann's position?
    He was an SS officer
  • What did Eichmann claim during the Nuremberg trials?
    He was 'only following orders'
  • What did Nazi officers claim during the Nuremberg trials?
    They were 'only following orders'