Why Do People Obey

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The assignment is a coursework that answers the question “why do people obey?”

The paper should explain how psychologists have measured obedience under laboratory conditions, explaining why and whom people obey. Milgram’s famous obedience to authority experiments should be referenced, along with other and more recent work involving field studies. These methods – and their ethical considerations – should be compared and discussed in-depth, in particular with regards to Zimbardo’s notorious Stanford Prison Study experiment and Milgram’s famous obedience to authority experiments.

Lastly, factors affecting obedience should be discussed with coverage revolving around the situational factors, such as legitimate authority, responsibility, graduated commitment and personality factors. Length: Approximately 1,500 words Format: APA No. of references: AT LEAST 10. Please review and reference the following:

1) Atkinson and Hilgard’s Introduction to Psychology – Chapter 17: Social Influence (in particular the subsection entitled Compliance and Obedience) 2) Milgram’s Experiment: Milgram, S., (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology, 67, (371–78). 3) Hofling Hospital Experiment: McLeod, S. A. (2008, Dec 14). Hofling hospital experiment. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/hofling-obedience.html 4) Kilham, W. & Mann, L., (1974). The level of destructive obedience as a function of transmitter and executant roles in the Milgram obedience paradigm. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. 29, (5) 696–702.