January 28‚ 2014 English 1302 Blind Obedience The way society is depicted throughout Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is extremely unusual yet completely realistic. Humans have the tendency to be cruel towards outsiders and that is highly portrayed within the townspeople and the family that finds the angel. It’s difficult to accept what is different because it is taught that what is different must be wrong. Society listens to their leaders. How does one go about
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thought of morals and beliefs. In the experiments the men obey the authority figure by doing cruel things they would not usually do. These experiments turn mentally stable men into a person willing to inflict harsh punishments on innocent people while following orders. Night by Elie Wiesel‚ The Milgram Shock Experiment‚ and the stanford prison experiment shows how obedience to an authority can cause people to stray from their conscience. In the Stanford Prison experiment the men were deindividualized
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Milgram’s obedience‚ into an agentic state. Many of his participants shown in the film and transcripts evidence asked the authority figure if they would be fully held responsible for administering the shocks‚ and had reservations when they thought they would get the ‘blame’. They continued to obey and carried on with the experiment when they were told the experimenter was responsible. However if he had said that they were personally responsible‚ it is likely the outcome of the experiment would have
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start. Milgram used the second ploy‚ deliberately lying to participants about the genuine reason for a study. He also used stooges and the use of stooges always means deception has been used. However‚ is deception necessary? Milgram would argue that his experiments could not have taken place without it. Imagine if Milgram had said at the start‚ ‘Mr Wallace is really a stooge‚ who will scream a bit but will receive no shocks.’ The study would have told us nothing of interest‚ and obedience would
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Week 3 Discussion Question 2 Obedience and Conformity comprises: By most definitions‚ if we are persuaded by an individual‚ we are said to be obedient to that individual. If we are persuaded by a group‚ we are said to have conformed to that group’s objectives. Compare and contrast the core differences between these two concepts. In what ways do group and individual persuasion techniques differ? As social beings‚ why are we naturally prone to conformity and obedience? Psychology - General
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Unit 4: Stanford Prison Experiment David E. Robinson CJ 490-05‚ Research Methods in Criminal Justice Professor Jerry Lulejian November 13‚ 2010 Maxfield and Babbie in their book Basic of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology explain the purpose of the Stanford Prison Experiment was to test the situational hypothesis of the prison environment itself. Maxfield and Babbie state‚ “…the prison environment creates dehumanizing conditions independent of the kinds of people who
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theories and questions are raised from the problem of obedience to authority. What can make another person be obedient to another? Why do some people obey others when they know what they’re doing is wrong? This is a problem for the human population and it demands reasoning‚ explanation‚ and examination. We must reflect on what many experts have examined in the field‚ and draw some conclusions. There are many experts that have studied obedience to authority‚ and why people still obey even though it
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the movie to Lance Cpl. Dawson after the final ruling is read‚ stating PFC. Downy and Lance Cpl. Dawson are innocent but are dishonorably discharged from the military. A Few Good Men portrays the negative impact on military personally from strict obedience. Lt. Daniel Kaffee‚ along with Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway and Lt. Sam Weinberg; played by Demi Moore and Kevin Pollack‚ must defend PFC. Downy and Lance Cpl. Dawson from being charge of committing a Code Red. However‚ Lt. Kaffee believes that PFC.
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Norms VI. People Fulfill Assigned Roles A. The Zimbardo Prison Experiment B. Roles at Work C. Conflicting Roles can Lead to Unethical Behavior D. Roles Can Also Support Ethical Behavior E. Practical Advice for Managers: Roles VII. People Do What They are Told A. The Milgram Experiments B. Obedience to Authority at Work C. Practical Advice for Managers: Obedience to Authority VIII. Responsibility Is Diffused in Organizations
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need to know: ! Social Influence • Conformity (majority influence) and explanations of why people conform‚ including informational social influence and normative social influence. • Types of conformity‚ including internalisation and compliance. • Obedience to authority‚ including Milgram’s work and explanations of why people obey. ! Social Influence In Everyday Life • Explanations of independent behaviour‚ including locus of control‚ how people resist pressures to conform and resist pressures to obey
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