In the article entitled “Think for Yourself: The Danger of Blind Obedience‚” Michael Hess discusses the tendency that people have to follow rules without thinking of the implications of their actions – or inaction. Particularly‚ Hess discusses this type of conformity within the confines of business settings. He uses an example of an emergency dispatcher‚ who’s employer prohibited her from performing CPR or offering similar help to those in need. She denied help to a woman who had stopped breathing
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1. Was it ethical to do the prison study in the way that Zimbardo conducted it? Why or why not? Explain your position substantively. I don’t believe that Zimbardo prison experiment was unethical. I do believe that it was morally wrong what he put the volunteers through and the extent he took his study. He himself admitted that he too got wrapped up in his role. Though as it was made clear in class there is a difference between moral and ethical. As defined by Webster’s dictionary ethical is conforming
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The Stanford Prison Experiment During arrests the police use procedures that lead people to feel confused and fearful. In the case of the Stanford experiment when the prisoners were arrested a process of humiliation began. The twelve undergraduates selected to play the role of prisoners were fingerprinted‚ mug shots were taken; they were searched‚ stripped naked‚ deloused and their heads shaved. Then they were dressed in cheap smocks‚ with no underwear and had a small chain around one ankle.
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In the movie‚ “Cool Hand Luke‚” Luke‚ the main character‚ is a special kind of person and really stands out with the situation he is in. The main parts of the movie is him trying to escape from this prison he was evicted to in Florida and forced to become part of a chain gang. Luke has a hard time fitting in with the prison and extremely defiant which is why he tries to escape three times‚ with no luck. The wardens try their hardest to break him and in the end it doesn’t turn out too good for Luke
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DISOBEDIENCE AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MORAL PROBLEM 1 “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” Erich Fromm Summaries Name Class Professor Date DISOBEDIENCE AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MORAL PROBLEM 2 “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” Erich Fromm Erich Fromm’s essay “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem” suggests that humankind’s
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1. If you were the experimenter in charge‚ would you have done this study? Would you have terminated it earlier? Would you have conducted a follow-up study? Why or why not? If I were the experimenter in charge‚ I would not have done this study. While the initial question posed in both cases is intriguing‚ (if given specific orders‚ would a person follow them when under normal circumstances they would not) it is not a humane experiment. All of the people in this study could have potential lasting
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The authors of the book Influencer believe there are six key components to changing the individuals within an organization. When you are able to change individuals‚ you are then able to go forward and influence the entire culture of an organization in the direction you desire. In this paper I am going to focus on two of the six sources of change‚ social motivation and social ability. I will explain the idea behind both each in regards to being useful to initiate change and why the authors feel they
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AP Psychology Chapter 13 Study Guide COOPERATION AND COMPETITION 1. What is altruistic behavior? What factors promote it? 2. Describe social loafing. When is it likely to occur? When is it not as likely to occur? 3. What is the prisoner’s dilemma? What do psychologists use it for? What has it shown about cooperation and competition? 4. What role does culture play in promoting the transmission of cooperative behaviors? 5. What factors relate to bystander helpfulness or apathy? What is
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Obedience to Authority Example in Real Life of Obedience to Authority Millions of people were killed in Nazi Germany in concentration camps but Hitler couldn’t have killed them all‚ nor could a handful of people. What made all those people follow the orders they were given? Were they afraid‚ or was there something in their personality that made them like that? In order to obey authority‚ the obeying person has to accept that it is legitimate for the command to be made of them. Obedience is a
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Sonali Singh Psychology 2210 March 28‚ 2015 Test 2: Multiple Choice Questions 1. People from independent cultures are most likely to experience dissonance in situations when they are making decisions for ____________‚ while people from interdependent cultures are likely to experience dissonance when making decisions for ____________. a. their friends; themselves b. themselves; their friends c. the future; the present d. the present; the future Answer: b 2. A change in behavior or belief as a result
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