PSYA02H3 Lecture 20: Lecture 20 notes
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Obedience is usually a good thing; parents holding authority over children and give them instructions/guidance and the child needs to obey. Second world war: atrocities were committed by the nazis where jewish people were systematically killed. The defence used by people i was just a good officer obeying orders" ; explanation for immense atrocities for. Vietnam war us soldiers massacre in my lai in the 70"s ; us was trying to win the war. Public opinion against war in us ; shook american public into realizing what"s going on. William kali ordered men to enter village and kill villagers because they thought that they were supports of the enemy. situation often exerts strong pressures on the individual; orders given by people in authority create such pressures. Doing what authority wants person to do; people become concerned or upset, authority debrief person. Shows how when they see the person responding to the shock because of what the person is doing
