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    In this assignment I will be comparing and contrasting the terms conformity and obedience. I will also be answering the following questions: 1) Does research into conformity and obedience explain the horrors of war atrocities‚ such as The Holocaust‚ the Mi Lai Massacre in Vietnam or the abuse suffered by Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison? 2) Does research into independent behavior suggest these atrocities could be averted in future conflicts? Conformity is a form of social influence in which

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    parts‚ related literature and studies. Related Literature Foreign (Mary Ann Ecalnea‚ Minalyn Esguerra‚ Cridtia Mae Feleciano‚ Jamee Aubrey Fernando‚ Jezrell Fiesta‚ Ma. Madona Flores‚ Gracel Kay Gacisano‚ Liezel Garcia and Davie Gonzales (Thesis Book: Library Management System of Isabela State university – Roxas Campus) p.8-9) An Integrated Library System (ILS) usually comprises a relational database‚ software to interact with that database‚ and two graphical user interfaces (one for

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    Obedience is omnipresent; it is difficult to differentiate between obedience and conformity‚ therefore it is a complicated subject of social psychology. However‚ Stanley Milgram was devoted to understand the phenomena of obedience‚ and created a dramatic masterpiece. Interested in many different aspects of life‚ Stanley Milgram was an influential key figure in psychology. However his work on the field of obedience is respected and still exiting for both psychologists and lay people. The aim of this

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    Milgram (1963) Behavioural Study of Obedience Thinking like a Psychologist - Evaluating the Core Study What are the strengths and weaknesses of the method used? The method used by Milgram was the laboratory experiment. The main advantage that Milgram had with this method was the amount of control he had over the situation. He controlled what the participants saw‚ heard and experienced and was able to manipulate their behaviour through what they were exposed to. This method also allowed accurate

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    APPROVAL SHEET This thesis entitled “Effectiveness of Video Lessons in Social Studies on the Performance of Sophomore Students in Tomas Claudio Memorial College”‚ prepared and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Secondary Education by Ralph Luigi Yap‚ is hereby recommended for corresponding oral examination. March 12‚2013 Mr. Marlon Pabilonia Adviser Approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor

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    males on their relationship”‚ to make the study manageable and more specific. The proponents formulated by the hypothesis with factual‚ unbiased‚ truthful and convincing evidence gathered through visiting some libraries‚ reading books‚ magazines and thesis‚ and browsing internet to get only the

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    The article‚ Behavioral Study of Obedience written by Dr. Stanley Milgram of Yale University was published in 1963 by the American Psychological Association (Milgram‚ 1963). In this article we explore one of the most widely studied articles of obedience in psychology. Dr. Milgram conducted an experiment that focused on the connection between the conscience and obedience to authority or commands. The first of many experiments took place in July 1961 after the trial of Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann

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    Stanley Milgram experimented with the theory that people will likely submit and follow an authority figure. He determined this from a famous experiment he conducted named the Milgram Obedience Experiment. In this test‚ he gathered random people and assigned them as the “teacher”‚ and placed them in a room with the controls for a shock machine (with various settings‚ from slight shock to XXX). Then he placed a confederate in a room‚ attached to a shock machine‚ who was the “student”. The “teacher”

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    Outline & Evaluate one or more Explanations of Why People Obey. There are many reasons as to why people obey which have been justified gradually over several decades. Milgram (1974) argued the fact that in an obedience situation‚ people tend to pass all sense of responsibility onto the authoritative figure. Milgram said that people are in an autonomous state when taking their responsibility but move into an agentic state when passing this responsibility to an authoritative figure; this shift in

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