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    | How Parents Influence Their Children | | By Brittney Smith | | How Parents Influence Their Children | | By Brittney Smith | DEP 2004: Class meets at 11:00 A.M. April 13‚ 2013 Professor Perry Davidson DEP 2004: Class meets at 11:00 A.M. April 13‚ 2013 Professor Perry Davidson For my research paper‚ I interviewed two people‚ a male and a female‚ from the adolescent‚ middle adulthood‚ and late adulthood age groups. As the interviews were written‚ I did not spend a great amount of time

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    into a total institution in regards to what he calls the “privilege system”. While the playground social setting is only for play‚ and therefore not a total institution‚ the same theories of using “house rules”‚ privileges‚ and punishments² to gain obedience could be applied. While I did not see any specific examples of it happening‚ it is likely that children understood a set of rules they were to follow at the park‚ whether their caretaker told them before they got to the park‚ or on previous trips

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    When tragic events occur‚ society often points to the people who carried out the crime itself. However‚ often times the orders may come from a superior authority‚ and the automatic override to be obedient kicks in. Especially in the military‚ obedience is a form of order and without it‚ there would be no organization or respect of one’s upper authorities. In Columbia Picture’s “A Few Good Men”‚ Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee‚ is a lawyer defending two men being accused of the murder of Private First Class

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    overcoming racism‚ friendship‚ team bonding‚ and overcoming adversity between the black and white communities. A few psychology concepts or terms I would like to voice is the operant conditioning‚ modeling‚ scapegoat theory‚ social learning theory‚ and obedience. I’m going to voice

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    Obedience is needed in the public services to carry out orders that are given. If there are no obedient members in the public services it could lead to the loss of life as orders will not be followed and orders are given for that reason. Obedience can be unconscious or conscious. New recruits that join any uniformed public service may find that taking orders is a bit strange

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    Actions that result from obedience may also benefit an individual (McAdams‚ 2006). For instance‚ a child that obeys their mother and steers clear from busy traffic locations may prevent mortality (Hoyer‚ 2008). The decision to obey can have either positive or negative implications based on the action completed due to obedience (Darley‚ 2001). Conclusion No matter how the influence social behaviors do change‚ they change

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    studies was to test obedience. Meeus and Raaijmakers were testing psychological violence‚ where Milgram was testing physical violence. The procedure was similar‚ as in both experiments the participants were paid volunteers and had to give an increasing punishment. The Dutch experiment was conducted in a natural experiment though and and Milgram’s one - in a university. The results of both studies support each other’s findings. The difference in the level (percentage) of obedience found can be explained

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    SUMMARY OF MILGRAM ARTICLE The Milgram (1963) article is about an experiment that was conducted on the Yale University campus on obedience. A newspaper ad and mailers were sent out to advertise for participants for an experiment that offered 4.50 just to show up and brought in 40 participants ranging in age‚ education level and occupation. The participants were told that the study had to do with memory and that one participant would be the learner and the other would be the teacher. The teacher

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    Monstrous Philosophy The Modern Prometheus‚ Paradise Lost‚ and Victorian Protestant Culture Though separated by over a century‚ Mary Shelley and John Milton were philosophical companions‚ their challenging views considered controversial and heretical in their respective periods. Together they are the most prominent literary voices of the Enlightenment philosophical movement‚ emphasizing the romantic ideals of human goodness‚ compassion and free will in stark contrast to the harsh cynicism of

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    “Is research into conformity and obedience worthwhile? Showing you have considered both points of view” Conformity is the ‘tendency for people to adapt the behaviour‚ attitudes and values of a reference group’. However‚ obedience is a type of social influence whereby somebody acts in response to a direct order from a figure with perceived authority. There is also the implication that the person receiving the order is made to respond in a way that they would not have otherwise have done without the

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