PSY BEH 104S Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Harold Garfinkel, Milgram Experiment, Social Influence
27 Apr 2016
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Lee rodd: less about "destructive obedience" than "ineffective and indecisive disobedience" o. People are trying to disobey and pull away from the powerful influences, agonizing to separate themselves from the forceful command of these authority. Most people view the world like personality psychologists: assumed that people act based on internal characteristics -- traits, values, and beliefs. Milgram and other classic social psychology experiments tell a different tale. o. People rarely account the situation, which is an important aspect. Key point of milgram studies is not that people are naturally obedient/evil. o. It is that whether or not people follow an evil command depends on the details of the situation. o. Factors within the study really affects the obedience level. Location of the authority: authority in the same room = most obedience vs. authority on telephone. Proximity of the learner: remote victim = more obedience vs. forcing hand to shock. Norms: situation-specific rules for accepted or expected behavior. o o o.
