SOP 3004 Lecture 13: Fall 2015 Social Psychology Day 13

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOP 3004
• Professor: Sheppard James

Document Summary

Characteristics of the requestor: authority figure dressed like a scientist, seems to knows what he is doing, many versions of miligram study. When research commands more shock 62% compliance. Fellow subject commands more shock 20% two researchers issue contrary demands 0: status of authority o. Instructions in person vs by phone have higher comliance: number. Characteristics of the situation: proximity of victim-67% remote learner (bump on wall, 62% compliance,voice feedback, 30% compliance must hold learner"s hand on shockplate. Value attached to scientific research: also it was done at yale, ie, it is very important. Payment from experimenter: transforms relationship to employee, emloyer. Absence of resiters o if someone else resists compliance drops to 10% Step by step entrapment o you go up only by 15 volts. Catholicism more authoritative organization: more education less likely to obey, profession; people in more moral professions (teaching, law, etc) obeyed less than those in technical field, military service. length mattered.