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NOVEMBER 6, 2014According to the US Census, how many languages are spoken in the United States?a) 457b) 329c) 275d) 203e) 162
Get an A in the Class
Write your name at the top of the paper Make sure you stay completely silent and
avoid facial expressions with the next instruction
List three people in the class who you will give an F to in order to get an A
Fold your paper in half Hand them in
WOULD YOU OBEY?
Obedience
People comply to social pressures. How would they respond to
outright command?
Stanley Milgram designed a study that
investigates the effects of authority on
obedience. Stanley Milgram(1933-1984)
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Shock Level at Which I Believe I Would Disobey
A. Slight to Moderate ShockB. Strong to Very Strong
ShockC. Intense to Extreme
Intensity ShockD. Danger: Severe ShockE. XXX
Shock Level at Which I Believe the Average of College Student Would Disobey
A. Slight to Moderate ShockB. Strong to Very Strong ShockC. Intense to Extreme
Intensity ShockD. Danger: Severe ShockE. XXX
Number of Subjects out of 100 Who I Believe Would Continue to 450-volt Shock
A. 0-25 percentB. 26-40 percentC. 41-60 percentD. 61-75 percentE. 76-100 percent
Milgram’s Study: Results
Individual Resistance
A third of the individuals in Milgram’s study resisted social coercion.
An unarmed individual single-handedlychallenged a line of tanks at Tiananmen
Square.
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Lessons from the Conformity and Obedience Studies
In both Asch's and Milgram's studies, participants were pressured to choose between following their standards and
being responsive to others.
In Milgram’s study, participants were torn between hearing the victims pleas
and the experimenter’s orders.
Homework
Read “The Perils of Obedience” (handout) and come to class prepared to discuss it Prepare for a reading quizDo not read the reviews of the
experiment Work on your second draft of Essay
#4 Participate in the weekly discussion
(post due Thursday and replies due Sunday)
BREAK
PEER REVIEWSConferences during the Peer
Reviews