– 3 good point/elaborations | 2) When a teacher tells you to do something‚ it usual for you to obey. Using your knowledge of factors that have been found to affect obedience‚ explain why you might obey in this situation (6 marks). |Have you? Please tick. | |
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Blind Obedience While sitting in church on Sunday going through the same motions of every Sunday‚ my son leans over to ask‚ "Why do we have to stand up for this prayer?" My response "because we are supposed to". Reading "The Children ’s Story" by James Clavell‚ made me think a little more about this question that I had no answer for. A person needs to be able to explain why he does what he does. Children are innocent and unknowing; they are like a blank piece of paper waiting to be filled
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Conformity and Obedience Task: outline and evaluate findings from conformity and obedience research and consider explanations for conformity (and non-conformity)‚ as well as evaluating Milgram’s studies of obedience (including ethical issues). The following essay will be about understanding what is meant by and distinguishing the differences between the terms conformity and obedience. It will show the evaluation of two key psychological studies which seek to explain why people do and do not conform
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Not all conflict is destructive. Not all conflict is a destructive force in our lives. Conflict is more of a constructive force that results in building something new no matter how bad the outcome of conflict. If conflict were to be a destructive force then society would fail to advance to the world today‚ instead we would live in a world of anarchy. The type of construction that arises from conflict is the reason why the world is the way it is today. Conflict provides a force that constructs people
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INFLUENCES OF CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE Influences of Conformity and Obedience Adrienne Alexander PSYCH 555 Dr. Jay Greiner Applications of Social Psychology • Make connections between social psychology and other disciplines. Social psychology is closely related to three other disciplines: personality psychology‚ organizational psychology‚ and sociology (social work is sometimes confused with social psychology
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Self-Destructive and Risk-Behaviour related deaths among South African teenagers (Slide 1) What is a risk behaviour? (Slide 2) A risk behaviour is the exposure to harm. Risky behaviour will result in a person causing harm to themselves and therefore they will not reach their full potential. Alcohol abuse‚ suicide and drug abuse are all examples of risk behaviour. What is alcohol abuse? (Slide 3) This is defined alcohol being used in a situation where it should not be used. Alcohol abuse is also
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Nature: Beautiful or destructive? Almost every entity in this universe has an opposite. Amongst some examples are the opposite of cold is hot‚ the opposite of water is fire‚ love of hate‚ and beauty of destruction. This idea can even be explained by the theories of science‚ such as Newton’s 3rdLaw‚ which states‚ “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.” Also‚ there is the famous phrase used between married couples and lovers: “Opposites attract.” In some relationships‚ two completely
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satisfy a human’s basic needs. All of these factors fill the lives on the reservation with despair‚ causing most Indians to indulge in alcohol‚ violence‚ and suicide. And so‚ hopelessness within modern Native Americans ultimately leads to self destructive behavior. Hopelessness eludes few Indians on the Spokanes Reservations‚ and Samuel Build-The-Fire profoundly exemplifies lost hope. Alexie asserts that when Builds-The-Fires was young‚ he was named Player of the Year and was interviewed by Walter
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distinctions between right and wrong. Therefore‚ in most situations human beings behave in accordance with their morality. Studies on notions such as obedience to authority and deindividuation have shown that in some cases‚ an individual can be made to act in direct opposition to their morals and ethics. Studies conducted by Milgram (1963) on obedience have shown that if an individual is ordered to do something by someone who is perceived to be in power‚ it is possible that they will do it‚ even if
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Behavioral Notes Behavioral Notes Significance “I felt like jumping out the window‚ I probably would’ve done it‚ too…” (p117) “I was sort of crying. I don’t know why.” (p59) “When you’re feeling very depressed‚ you can’t even think.” (p102) “I started talking‚ sort of out loud‚ to Allie.” (p110) “...but you could tell they didn’t want me around‚ so I let them alone.” (p136) “I swear to God I’m crazy. I admit it.” (p138) “I was too drunk to give a damn.” (p168) “I got feeling so lonesome and rotten
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