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