PHIL 4110 Lecture 10: Lecture 10-Chap 16.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 4110
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Milgram (~1963) social psychologist: remote condition (banging on the walls, 65% of the subject were fully obedient, voice feedback condition (scream when shock delivered, 62. 5% of the subject were fully obedient, proximity (learner + teacher side by side, learner screams, touch proximity (place the learners arm on electric grid, no contact (no meeting, hearing, 40, 30, 100% Factors influencing on our willingness to obey: social norms, surveillance more likely to obey, buffers the fewer the buffers, (the more direct the experience) between the teacher and learner, the less likely the obedience, responsibility if subject not liable to consequences, they will be more likely to obey (93% were fully obedient) Compliance without pressure: foot in the door technique first agree to a smaller request, door in the face technique, people are more willing to comply or agree to a larger request when they, people are more likely to comply with a smaller request if they first decline a larger request.