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Milgram's Obedience Studies - ANSWER-- Participants "teachers" instructed to deliver shocks to "learner" whenever the learner makes a mistake. - Shocks from 15 volts to 450 volts; increase with each mistake. - Experimenter's Orders "verbal prods": He's fine, go one. Experiment requires that you go on. Absolutely essential to go on. You have no choice. You must go on. What was predicted on the Milgram study? - ANSWER-Disobey at around 135 volts. 0.1% would deliver the max shock of 450 volts. What were the conclusions of the Milgram studies? - ANSWER-65% still delivered max shock. Obedience declined as volts increased. How did Milgram determine what factors influenced obedience? Factors That Affect Obedience - ANSWER-1. The Procedure: Gradual escalation & Protestant 2. The Authority: Physically close & Legitimacy 3. The Learner: Physically far How did the results of the Milgram experiment compare to what people predicted? - ANSWER-People predicted that only 0.1% of people would deliver the shocks at 450 volts. About 65% delivered 450 volts, and 100% delivered shocks over 240 (complaints about heart condition) What are the main ways in which men and women tend to differ? - ANSWER-1. Interconnectedness --- Women have more intimate social relationships than men 2. Social Dominance --- Men tend to be more assertive and aggressive (men tend to have more power than women) 3. Aggression --- Men tend to be more aggressive than women (biologically) 4. Sexuality --- Men tend to be more willing to engage in casual sex than women What does it mean to say that differences within a group are greater than differences between groups? - ANSWER-The average difference between men and women are less than the maximum and minimum of both men and women. Group - ANSWER-Two or more people who interact & influence each other 3 Groups Characteristics - ANSWER-- Cohesiveness - Roles - Norms Roles - ANSWER-Set of expected behaviors Norms - ANSWER-Rules of conduct for group members Cohesiveness - ANSWER-Closeness of group members Coactor - ANSWER-People who are working on the same noncompetitive task at the same time. Deindividuation - ANSWER-Loss of person's sense of self-awareness & individuality. How does deindividuation relate to the concept of self-awareness? - ANSWER-When deindividuated, normal constraints against deviant behavior are lessened - more likely to do bad. What are the consequences of deindividuation? - ANSWER-You become dependent on the group and lose your sense of responsibility.