1.1.4 Factors Affecting Obedience

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    • What is obedience in social psychology?
      Following authority commands
    • Obedience is the act of following orders from an authority figure
    • Match the concept with its definition:
      Obedience ↔️ Following direct commands
      Compliance ↔️ Yielding to requests
      Conformity ↔️ Aligning with group norms
    • What was the primary purpose of Milgram's obedience experiment?
      Investigate obedience to authority
    • Milgram recruited 40 male participants through a newspaper ad
    • Sequence the main steps of Milgram's obedience experiment:
      1️⃣ Participants assigned as "teachers"
      2️⃣ Teachers instructed to administer shocks
      3️⃣ Shocks increased in voltage
      4️⃣ Learner shows distress
      5️⃣ Experimenter prompts teacher to continue
    • What percentage of participants in Milgram's experiment administered the highest level of shock?
      65%
    • Milgram's experiment faced ethical concerns due to deception and lack of informed consent.
    • What was the main goal of Milgram's obedience experiment?
      Investigate obedience to authority
    • Milgram recruited 40 male participants through newspaper ads
    • Match the key aspect of Milgram's experiment with its description:
      Purpose ↔️ Understand obedience to authority
      Methodology ↔️ Controlled lab experiment
      Findings ↔️ 65% administered highest voltage
      Ethical Concerns ↔️ Deception and psychological distress
    • What are situational factors that affect obedience?
      Proximity, legitimacy, peers
    • Proximity to the victim reduces obedience in Milgram's experiment.
    • The legitimacy of authority increases obedience levels.
    • What happens to obedience when dissenting peers are present?
      Obedience decreases
    • What is the perceived legitimacy of authority in situational factors?
      The person giving orders
    • The uniform of the authority figure can influence obedience.
    • The environment or location where obedience takes place is a situational factor.
    • Match the situational factor with its description:
      Legitimacy of Authority ↔️ Perceived authority of the person giving orders
      Uniform ↔️ Influence of attire on obedience
      Location ↔️ Environment where obedience occurs
    • What are situational factors that influence obedience?
      Legitimacy, uniform, location
    • The attire or uniform of an authority figure can influence obedience
    • The environment where obedience takes place is a situational factor.
    • Match the situational factor with its description:
      Legitimacy of Authority ↔️ Perceived authority of the person giving orders
      Uniform ↔️ Influence of attire on obedience
      Location ↔️ Impact of environment on obedience
    • What are dispositional factors affecting obedience?
      Authoritarian personality, moral reasoning
    • Individuals with an authoritarian personality respect authority and adhere to hierarchical structures
    • High moral reasoning decreases obedience to unjust commands.
    • Match the dispositional factor with its impact on obedience:
      Authoritarian Personality ↔️ Increases obedience
      Moral Reasoning ↔️ Decreases obedience
    • What is the definition of obedience?
      Following orders from authority
    • Obedience differs from compliance because it involves a direct authority figure.
    • The motivation behind obedience is respect for authority.
    • Match the concept with its defining characteristic:
      Obedience ↔️ Following direct commands
      Compliance ↔️ Yielding to requests
      Conformity ↔️ Aligning with group norms
    • What was the purpose of Milgram's obedience experiment?
      Investigate obedience to authority
    • Milgram's experiment involved 40 male participants
    • In Milgram's experiment, 65% of participants administered the highest level of shock.
    • What were some ethical concerns of Milgram's experiment?
      Informed consent, deception, distress
    • Obedience decreases when individuals are closer to the victim
    • Individuals are more likely to obey if the authority figure seems legitimate.
    • What effect does the presence of dissenting peers have on obedience?
      Reduces obedience
    • What happens to obedience when individuals are closer to the victim?
      Obedience decreases
    • Individuals are more likely to obey if the authority figure seems legitimate.