Unit: Conformity and Obedience Produce a written description/evaluation of Sherif’s (1935) and Asch’s (1956) studies of conformity‚ with an emphasis on the reasons why people conformed in the experiments. Conformity is defined by Aronson (1988‚ cited in Psychology for A Level‚ pg. 43) as ‘a change in a persons behaviour or opinions as a result of real or imagined pressure from a person or group of people. Sherif’s (1935) study of the autokinetic effect‚ which was an optical illusion‚ is
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our moral of ethnical problem with the order that are ordain to us? Regarding this matter of disobedience as being “a psychological and moral problem” according to the author Eric Fromm‚ I would like to point out the concept of “autonomous obedience‚” which gives us an opportunity to rely on our “own powers and to become fully human‚” hence gaining our own knowledge‚ intellect‚ independence and freedom by being dictate by our very own “humanistic conscience” that helps and guides us to
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The Three Levels of Obedience Julia B. Kulakowski Montessori Institute of San Diego The three levels of obedience are explained by Dr. Maria Montessori after long observations of children of multiple ages in her classroom. She defines the three of obedience as first‚ an ability to obey‚ but not all the time. Secondly an ability to obey at all times after developing their own will. Finally being able to obey consistently‚ moreover to follow another person which the child
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gained about why people obey. One of his most famous studies was conducted in 1963 on obedience. Obedience is compliance with an order‚ request‚ or law or submission to another’s authority. Milgram wanted to investigate why the German soldiers were very obedient to their authority figures and superiors and if that is an explanation for their mass killings in World War ll. The aim of Milgram’s study into obedience in 1963 was to see how far people would go in obeying instructions even if it involved
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11/21/2014 Obedience and the Authority If a person in a position of authority ordered you to deliver a 400-volt electrical shock to another person‚ would you follow orders? Most people‚ I think‚ would answer this question with an absolute No. However‚ Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of the obedience experiments during the 1960s demonstrated surprising results. These experiments offer a powerful and disturbing look into the power of authority and obedience. Milgram
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The Rebellions of 1837/1838 in both Upper Canada and Lower Canada were attempts and attacks at their current government for various reasons. The rebellions in Upper Canada were to bring about an American style democracy‚ while the rebellions in Lower Canada were largely due to discrimination against the French‚ unequal taxation‚ and lack of power within the government to bring about any reformation. In the end‚ the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada had a profound impact on the future of the British
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Obedience Summary Stanley Milgrams experiments are some of the most recognized behavior experiments in psychology today. Milgrams most known experiment was ‘shocking’ to people and has also been controversial ethically. As Ian Parker stated it would “make his name and destroy his reputation.” Parkers Obedience essay talks much of Milgrams life before the experiment and how the psychology community thought about his ethics. Parker talks of Milgram struggling to place his findings in a scientific
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Influences of Conformity and Obedience University of Phoenix Influences of Conformity and Obedience Imagine a hospital reception desk. A nurse receives a phone call from a doctor he or she does not recognize. This doctor instructs the nurse “to administer a non-prescribed drug in double the maximum dosage to a patient” (Jacobson‚ 1978‚ par
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Dannicah S. Blk 2.3 Rebellion of 1837 After learning about the rebellion of 1837 and constantly taking notes‚ I realized the rebellion was not successful in overturning the government but it did unite both Upper and Lower Canada together. This was able to take away any differences of the two cultures‚ English and French. The impact did not happen immediately as intended though. In fact it caused the government to get back at the reformers and concentrate more on their punishment such as transportation
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many articles‚ but few of them for which Stanley is known for are ‘Obedience to Authority’‚ ‘Familiar Stranger’‚ and ’Small World Experiment’. Stanley Milgram was working as a psychologist at Yale University when he conducted his famous experiment on Obedience to Authority. In this experiment he engrossed on the conflict between individual conscience and obedience to authority of higher personnel’s. This experiment on Obedience to Authority began in the year 1961‚ that is a year after
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