Explainations of why people obey Authority
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- Created on: 12-02-14 17:00
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- Explainations of Why People Obey
- Gradual Commitment
- Once a participant has already administered a low level shock, it becomes harder to resist the experimenters orders.
- Having become committed to the course of action, it is harder for P's to change their mind.
- Role of Buffers
- Buffers in Milgram's Study included - the 'teacher' being unable to see the 'learner'.
- The teacher did not have to witness or see the consequences of their actions
- When the teacher could see the consequences their actions had, they were more resistant to obedience.
- Agentic Shift
- 'The condition a person is in when he sees himself as an agent for carrying out another's wishes'
- The individual no longer views themselves as acting out for their own purposes, rather an agent for another's wishes.
- Justification
- The justification of why the teacher had to give the shocks to the patient was 'it improved memory in learning'.
- P's that tried to quit the task were told 'The experiment requires that you continue'.
- The actions they were being asked to carry out had been justified by the 'experimenter', e.g. for the good of science (offered ideology).
- Diffusion of Responsibility
- If the teacher feels the responsibility has been passed onto the experimenter, they are more likely to obey.
- By the experimenter offering subtle prods to continue, the responsibility has been moved from the teacher to experimenter.
- Gradual Commitment
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