obedience

Question 1

obedience

Answer 1

when we follow orders of perceived legit authority to avoid punishment, fear of consequences
- eg students follow orders from teachers

Question 2

give an example of obedience

Answer 2

• holocaust
• Nazis followed Hitler

Question 3

why are people obedient

Answer 3

• fear of punishment
• to avoid conflict
• we trust authority
• praise / rewards
• proximity

Question 4

Mai Lai Massacre

Answer 4

• Lieutenant Calley was commander of soldiers received orders to round up all inhabitants of Mai Lai
• was told there was vietcong
• told soldiers to round up all members of village and kill
• inhabitants were mainly women, babies, and elderly

Question 5

why did soldiers folio orders in Mai Lai

Answer 5

• fear of punishment
• praise from country
• made to think inhabitants were bad

Question 6

when is obedience good

Answer 6

• danger situations
• covid- safety

Question 7

independent behavior

Answer 7

• those who choose not to obey or outwardly disagree with actions ordered
• resist pressures to obey authority

Question 8

dissent

Answer 8

-person expressed disagreement with the course of action prescribed by authority - doesn’t necessarily mean person will disobey
- 1st step to disobedience

Question 9

which 2 things can dissent lead to

Answer 9

1- testing true extent of authorities orders and persuading them to alter them
2- moral strain - person can blow of steam without disobeying

Question 10

disobedience

Answer 10

• when an individual refused to carry out the order of authority

Question 11

what can cause disobedience

Answer 11

• social situation
• dispositional factors

Question 12

moral strain

Answer 12

when we become the agent to the authority figure we experience this, a state of mental discomfort or anxiety experienced in agentic state