PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: David Buss, Body Shape, Murder Of Kitty Genovese
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Obedience: a form of compliance that occurs when people follow direct commands, usually from someone in a position of authority. Stanley milgram"s obedience to authority research project revisited. Milgram"s results revisited: variables which influenced obedience. Personal characteristics: differences were weak or nonexistent. Ethical issues of the research in the context of the replications of this study. This girl was attacked, and there were 30+ witnesses but it wasn"t until. Diffusion of responsibility: when others are present the responsibility to help is divided among those present. Bystander effect: people are less likely to provide help when in groups. Bystander won"t help if they don"t notice. A study shows that people don"t intervene because they felt that did not know what to do. Take on responsibility: begin to question self-efficacy and confidence. Some people don"t consider the cost when intervening. Who we are more willing to help: People who are more similar to us.
