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Deciding not to be obedient, also known as resistance
The state a person is acting in when they exhibit denial of responsibility
Core Theory: factors that lead to inconclusive or unreliable results
Core Theory: the psychologist behind the electric shock obedience experiment
Core Theory: what the experiment was actually advertised to be testing
Core Theory: the name of the 'learner' (confederate) in the electric shock obedience experiment
Core Theory: the confederate was briefed to give lots of ____ answers
Core Theory: the percentage of participants that went up to 'intense shock' levels of 300V
Core Theory: the percentage of participants that went up to 'danger' levels of 450V
Core Theory: the psychologist that undertook the Astrofen experiment
Core Theory: the dose that the nurses were ordered to administer, when the max. safe dose was 10mg
Core Theory: how many nurses, out of 22, administered a potentially fatal dose of Astrofen
Core Theory: the Astrofen experiment, being carried out in the 'real world', has a high
Core Theory: the name of the theory was tested by these 2 experiments
Core Theory: when the electric shock obedience experiment was moved from Yale toa run-down office building, the level of obedience dropped from 65% to ___
Core Theory: when the electric shock obedience experiment was moved, the different results could be due to _____
Core Theory: the electric shock obedience experiment showed higher levels of obedience in ________ cultures
Core Theory: the electric shock obedience experiment showed lower levels of obedience in ________ cultures
Core Theory: when the electric shock obedience experiment was reproduced in a different country, the different results could be due to _____ ______
Core Theory: when the electric shock obedience experiment was reproduced in a country formerly under a dictatorship, the levels of obedience were very ___
Core Theory: when the electric shock obedience experiment was carried out by someone dressed as a civilian, obedience rates dropped to ____
Core Theory: when the electric shock obedience experiment was carried out with 2 other defiant confederates, obedience levels dropped to ____
Core Theory: following the actions of others is a form of ________
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Core Theory Limitation: 'A lot of research into situational factors in obedience lacks _______ _______.'
Core Theory Limitation: 'A lot of research into situational factors has ________ problems.'
Core Theory Limitation: 'The main criticism to be made about explaining obedience in terms of the situation is that it has not given enough weight to the ___ __ ________.'
Alternative Theory: name of theory
Alternative Theory: psychologist who researched obedience in Nazi Germany
Alternative Theory: personality type that is more prone to obedience than others
Alternative Theory: amount of students and white middle-class people tested
Alternative Theory: name given to the rating relating to how much they exhibited obedient behaviour
Core Study: name of psychologist
Core Study: year of study
Core Study: type of experiment
Core Study: amount of random people tested
Core Study: the percentage of people that followed orders from the 'guard'
Core Study: the percentage of people that followed orders from the 'milkman'
Core Study: the percentage of people that followed orders from the 'civilian'
Core Study: the first order, 'Pick up that _____.'
Core Study: the second order, ' The man is ________ at the meter, give him a dime.'
Core Study: the third order, 'Don't you know you have to stand at the other side of the pole? This sign says '__ _______'.'
Core Study Limitation: 'Because it was a field experiment, there was a lack of control over ________ _______.'
Core Study Limitation: 'The pedestrians were selected by ________ _______.'
Core Study Limitation: 'The study was ________ for a number of reasons', e.g. potential for distress or embarassment
Core Study Limitation: 'As all the experimenters were ____, gender might have played a part in the results.'
Core Study Limitation: 'The study was carried out in ___ city in ___ country.'
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