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Obedience (Core Study: Bickman (Limitations of the core study (Lack of…
Obedience
Core Study: Bickman
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IV - Clothing of confederate: guard uniform, milkman's uniform, civilian clothing
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Procedure - Three experiments dressed as either a guard, a milkman or a civilian and gave the following instructions to people as they passed:
- Picking up litter
- Helping a person who doesn't have enough change for a parking meter
- Moving away from a certain part of a bus stop
Results - 89% Guard, 57% Milkman, 33% Civilian
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Key Concepts
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Denial of responsibility - Blaming actions on a higher authority rather than accepting the blame yourself
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Applications
Keeping order in prisons
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Prisoners are punished for being disobedient, which shows the guards have power to punish and acts as a deterrent for other prisoners
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