SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GROUP BEHAVIOR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Authority figure was supported by prestigious institution
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Victim was depersonalized or in another room
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No role models for defience
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the teacher and learner were in separate rooms and cannot be seen or heard, the highest level of obedience was observed, whereas the lowest level of obedience occurred when the subject was required to force the learner’s hand onto a shock plate (Milgram, 1974).
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is a. distance between the teacher and the experimenter (authority). The teacher, in these studies the subjects, would respond differently on the basis of how near the experimenter wielding authority was located. More proximity resulted in more obedience.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social psychologist Stanley Milgram researched the effect of authority on obedience. He concluded people obey either out of fear or out of a desire to appear cooperative–even when acting against their own better judgment and desires.