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Unit 1: Social Psychology
1.1 Obedience
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
.
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