Milgram (1963) claimed that destructive obedience is not a consequence of moral weakness or an evil character; rather it is a response to a particular set of situational factors. Evaluate this statement. In order to evaluate this statement it is important to first understand what Milgram meant. This essay will first consider what is meant by destructive obedience and briefly look at Milgram’s work. It will then look at what is inferred by situational factors‚ focusing on conformity‚ socialisation
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Social Influence Essay Monkey see monkey do‚ a fair statement regarding Social influence. From the humble ant‚ through to modern man‚ social influence has been the driving force for both good and evil‚ progress and regression. Whether we look at Chen’s experiment with ants or Triplet’s study of cyclists‚ one thing shines clear‚ the audience effect is a social stimulus which cannot be denied. Remember the scene in “Pretty Woman” where Julia Roberts’ character‚ Vivian Ward‚ is overwhelmed at
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psychological examination in order to establish normality. The participants were then randomly selected to be either guards or prisoners; the environment was kept as true to life as possible including ‘prisoners’ being arrested unknowingly at home. Zimbardo became the Governor. The experiment was to last 2 weeks but was prematurely ended after 6 days due to emotional distress of the
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Week 6 Quiz 5 Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 -20.0/ 20.0 Points 2.0/ 2.0 Points Who conducted an experiment on the effects of punishment on learning that was‚ in reality‚ a classic experiment on obedience? A.Solomon Asch B.Stanley Milgram C.Phillip Zimbardo D.Muzafer Sherif Answer Key: B 2.0/ 2.0 Points What are two types of causal attributions that people make? A.Dispositional and situational B.Environmental and situational C.Personal and dispositional D.Implicit and explicit
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The Stanford Prison Experiment – Phillip Zimbardo Introduction Headed by Phillip Zimbardo‚ the Stanford Prison Experiment was designed with the aim of investigating how readily people would behave and react to the roles given to them within a simulated prison. The experiment showed that the social expectations that people have of specific social situations can direct and strongly influence behaviour. The concepts evident in the Stanford Prison Experiment include social influence‚ and within that
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Conformity and Obedience Why do we conform? Two basic sources of influence: normative social influence‚ the need to be liked‚ accepted by others and Informational influence: need to be correct and to behave in accordance with reality. Solomon Asch (1956) devised an experiment to see if subjects would conform even if they were uncertain that the group norm was incorrect. In his study he asked subjects to take part in an experiment. They were each asked to match a standard length line with three
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ethical cost can mean a cost to an individual taking part in research. Examples of this include Milgrams study on obedience. There was a number of ethical costs within Milgrams research‚ for instance one major ethical cost within Milgrams research is that he failed to protect his participants from both physical and psychological harm. Milgram failed to do so as the participants that took part within Milgrams study experiences severe amounts of physical and psychological harm; two of which had seizures
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Cherry‚ K. (2012). Pavlov’s Dogs. Retrieved December 9th 2012 from www. http://psychology.about.com. Asch‚ S Mastroianni‚ G. R. (2002). Milgram and the Holocaust: A reexamination. Journal Of Theoretical And Philosophical Psychology‚ 22(2)‚ 158-173. Cherry‚ K. (2012). The Milgram Obedience Experiment. Retrieved December 9th 2012 from www. psychology.about.com. Shuttleworth‚ M. (2008). Milgram Experiment Ethics. Retrieved December 9th 2012 from www. explorable.com. Cherry‚ K. (2012). The Science
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simple commands and the subliminal influence. The articles “The Perils of Obedience”‚ by Stanley Milgram‚ and “Opinions and Social Pressure”‚ by Solomon E. Asch‚ both exhibit the traits of simple‚ ordinary test subjects following orders and actions by someone who is illustrated to have power or the general consensus but realistically do not. In the article‚ “The Perils of Obedience” by Stanley Milgram‚ the experiment consist of two subjects‚ the ‘teacher’ and the ‘learner’ but without the other
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Social Influence: A Possible Lethal Weapon Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo states‚ "Unless we learn the dynamics of "why" we will never be able to counteract the powerful forces that can transform ordinary people into evil predators." Unfortunately‚ throughout history and even today the power of majority opinion has led to immoral acts of violence at a universal level. In this "advanced" society‚ the world is experiencing Darfur‚ Armenian‚ Bosnian‚ Karen‚ Cambodian and Rwandan genocides
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