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    Discussion between people can increase reactance and decrease obedience by: - Making us aware of alternative perspectives and opinions - Giving us a sense that our freedom of choice is being restricted - Causing us to question and potentially rebel against the authority figure's instructions This was a helpful recap and explanation of some key concepts from Milgram's obedience experiments. Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions!

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    Discussion between people can increase reactance and decrease obedience by: - Making us aware of alternative perspectives and opinions - Giving us a sense that our freedom of choice is being restricted - Causing us to question and potentially rebel against the authority figure's instructions This was a helpful recap and explanation of some key concepts from Milgram's obedience experiments. Let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions!

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    WHY

    DISOBEDIENCE?
    Recap…
    • Milgram (1963): obedience research
    – Aims: to find out if ordinary people will obey an order from a
    person in authority to inflict pain on another.
    – Procedure: Male volunteers were paid to be participants. They
    were deceived into thinking they were giving electric shocks to
    confederates of Milgram, who they thought were ‘learners’
    getting answers wrong. Researchers encouraged them to
    continue giving electric shocks (fake) when they wanted to stop.
    The experiment continued either until the participant refused to
    go on, or until they had administered the maximum 450volts,
    four times.
    – Findings: (1) All participants went to at least 300volts. (2) 65%
    went to the end of the shock generator – they believed they had
    administered the full 450 volts! (3) Most found the procedure
    very stressful and wanted to stop, with some showing signs of
    extreme anxiety. (4) Even though they verbally expressed a
    desire to stop, they continued to obey the researcher.
    Recap…
    • Why did/DO people obey?
    1. Legitimate authority: we feel obligated to obey someone in
    authority because we respect them and assume they know what they
    are doing
    2. Gradual commitment: people will obey if it seems a harmless, small
    request. Foot-in-the-door technique works because when they are
    sucked in, they hardly notice the gradual increases.
    3. Contractual obligation: People felt obliged to continue because they
    had agreed to take part, to help scientific research. This is a quite
    flattering self-perception.
    4. Agency Theory: we operate on an autonomous level (behaviour as
    voluntary and accepting consequences of actions) and also on an
    agentic level (we are not responsible for our actions as we acting as an
    agent for someone else). The consequence of moving from an
    autonomous to agentic level is called the agentic shift and this is when
    we shift the blame to a person in authority
    5. Buffers: these act as a mechanism to reduce the guilt, anxiety and
    strain of doing something immoral or unethical by acting as a
    psychological barrier.
    Why DON’T people obey?
    1. Feeling Responsible
    If we feel that we are responsible for putting
    another person through pain, then we might not
    obey a request to hurt the person(autonomous
    level) or if we empathize with them.
    Why DON’T people obey?

    2. Disobedient Models
    If we see other people refusing to obey
    instructions from an authority figure, it
    encourages our own disobedience!

    What happened in the variation of Milgram’s study


    when the participant had the support of another
    ‘teacher’ who refused to give the shocks
    Why DON’T people obey?

    3. Questioning Motives
    If we are put in a situation that results in us
    questioning the authority, or prestige of an
    authority figure, we may not be so keen to
    obey them

    Which one of Milgram’s variations gave


    participants a reason to doubt the authority of
    the researchers? 
    Why DON’T people obey?
    4. Reactance
    This is something that happens when we want
    to protect our freedom if we feel it is being
    restricted. It is a type of rebellion against
    authority and can be a ‘boomerang effect’
    whereby we do the opposite of what is being
    asked of us.

    Add this to your handout to describe the concept


    of reactance 
    Why DON’T people obey?

    • In terms of Reactance, how does discussion


    between people have an effect on our
    obedience?

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