PSYCH 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Adolf Eichmann, Stanley Milgram, Gestapo
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Psychology 202 lecture march 26, 2015: in the 1960s, stanley milgram conducted one of the most controversial studies in social psychology on obedience. Hitler: another take on milgram video, milgram"s research: obedience to authority, nearly 2/3 of subjects obeyed but tried to quit, can change pattern: 1- if helped apply the electrodes, less likely to obey. The power of social situations: is behavior caused by personal dispositions or social. Situations: how does the social-control and interpersonal influence process work, conformity and obedience, conformity: the tendency to do what others do simply because others are doing it. Classic example of social influence and mind control techniques. Solution : what about the behavior of the nazi concentration camp guards, my lai, vietnam, march 16, 1968, discussion of posted readings on my lai, the facts as reported in the capital times and newsweek articles: Lt. calley"s defense at his court martial proceeding was what? (hint: adolf.
