Obedience

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Obedience
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Core Theory Situational Theory of Obedience

• BATs
• Outline Milgram and Hoflings experiments in
  relation to the Situational Theory of Obedience
• -Outline a number of Situational factors
  affecting obedience

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Match the key concept to its definition
obedience
following orders to carry out an act
defiance
to not accept blame for an action
to disobey an order
denial of responsibility
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How do Situational factors affect Obedience?

• Watch the clip to remind yourself of Milgrams
  famous experiment into Obedience.
• Read pages 51-53 of your text book
• Create a presentation powerpoint or poster
  -about each of the situational factors
• Effect of setting
• Cultural setting
• Authority figures in obedience
• Punishment
• Impact of consensus
• Relate these to the studies by Milgram and Hofling

We will share these later!!
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vBcvSNg0HZwk
replication of Milgrams experiment
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Plenary

• Click on the icon below to try a summary exercise
• How did you do?

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Situational factors affecting obedience levels
Lesson 2
How does each setting affect obedience?
People are more likely to obey in a formal
setting.
S
ETTING
C
ULTURE
Collectivist cultures tend to be more obedient
than individualisitic cultures.
A
UTHORITY
People obey more if the individual giving orders
has greater authority.
P
UNISHMENT
People obey more if the consequences of not
obeying are more severe.
Peoples obedience levels are affected by being
in a group, but the direction depends on what
the group does.
C
ONSENSUS
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Share Presentations

• Which Presentation do you think is best?
• Give 2 reasons for your answer.

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Over to you

• Try activities 4.5 and 4.6 p53
• Extension Act out Milgram or activity 4.3 p51
  Denial of Responsibility
• You may choose to re-enact one of the examples
  given in the book Mai Lai, Jim Jonestown mass
  suicide, Hofling or Milgrams experiment

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Plenary

• Create a mnemonic to remember the situational
  factors see Hint p53
• Homework
• Outline briefly Milgram or Hoflings experiment.
  Include ..
• Who did the experiment?
• Procedure
• Findings (results)
• Conclusion

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