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    Contrasting among Obedience‚ Conformity and Compliance Obedience‚ Conformity and Compliance- all are human behaviors. Let’s look at the following incidents- 1. The student followed his teacher’s orders. 2. The parents bought a crib for their new born baby. 3. The factory implemented all the safety measures (for its workers) set by the Government. In the first example above‚ we see the student doing as he was told by his teacher. That means he obeyed the teacher‚ which is obedience. In the

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    all things. Social pressure is powerful and can affect people of all ages. These pressures can cause people to conform to society even if he/she does not have the same opinion as the rest of society. In the article “Conformity‚ Compliance‚ and Obedience” by Candela Learning‚ it was found that “conformity is more likely to occur when responses are public than

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    CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE Barbara Fellows Grand Canyon University January 9‚ 2013 Conformity and Obedience Comprehending the essence of obedience and disobedience has been an interest for many researchers‚ psychologists and scientists. Multiple observations have been administered to assist in understanding such issues and the impact employed by outside factors on individuals within the decision making channels. Neglecting obedience can be as hazardous as neglecting revolution in any society;

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    obedient to individuals‚ especially with authority is carved into a human being from the way they were raised. If the person with authority is recognized to be morally right‚ people tend to obey orders from they even more. In addition‚ having obedience for authority is great‚ however when it’s putting an individual life at risk‚ you should not obey the authority. In other words‚ if a person feel like the task their completing is hurting someone else‚

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    the specifics of what she went through. Just mainly‚ that it was a long process‚ but that was around 65 years ago. I feel as if the wait and how long it takes is even longer now to get citizenship. The main idea for the article‚ A Slave to Yellow Peril‚ is the attempt of the Asian population coming to the Midwest and specifically in Wichita. The article focuses on the demonstrations of racism against the Chinese. Americans were afraid that the Chinese were going to come and “suck the blood from Uncle

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    on the group’s decision regardless whether the individual knows it’s wrong. The factors the contribute to a personal judgment that leads to conformity are peer pressure and the social influence to fit in ("Module 11.4: Conformity‚ Compliance‚ and Obedience." n.d). For example‚ a person will more likely agree on the wrong answer in history class if the other students chose that answer as well. This is also another reason why election votes are held in private areas‚ so the person’s vote would not impact

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    Outline and critically assess psychological research into obedience Psychological research into obedience over the years has enabled us to understand more about the human mind than ever before. When experiments are conducted‚ the aim is to demonstrate cause and effect relationships between the independent and dependant variables‚ usually in order to make generalising statements about people. A well known study into obedience is the Milgram experiment‚ Milgram had a found interest

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    “On the Duty of Civil Obedience” I do not accept the motto. –“That government is best which governs least.” Government is a completely necessary institution. Without it‚ nations would crumble‚ famine would flourish‚ and massacres would occur daily. Of course it would be nice if humans didn’t need government‚ if men’s moral compasses all pointed in the same (correct) general direction. But they do not. It is just a far-fetched fantasy of perfection‚ it is impractical. Which is why government is necessary

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    an Angry God”‚ Jonathan Edwards’ purpose was to convert and make born again the congregation of Puritan sinners. He was able to achieve this with his eye opening sermons to the congregation. In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ Edwards uses rhetorical devices such as diction‚ imagery‚ and tone to contribute to the effectiveness of his sermon. Edwards paints a horrifying picture of eternal damnation for unsaved souls. His use of graphic words describing the horrors and torment awaiting sinners

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    “Behavioral Study of Obedience” Stanley Milgram Shashi Bhatt “Behavioral Study of Obedience” Stanley Milgram The Milgram’s experiment on Obedience to authority figure was a series of experiment in social psychology conducted by Stanley Milgram. The experiment measured the willingness of study participants to obey authority figure‚ which instructed them to perform acts that conflicted with their personal conscience. It has been understood before this experiment that people tend to obey

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