1. Obedience

2. Core Theory – Situational Theory of Obedience BATs  Outline Milgram and Hofling’s experiments in relation to the Situational Theory of Obedience  -Outline a number of Situational factors affecting obedience

3. Match the key concept to its definition obedience defiance denial of responsibility following orders to carry out an act to not accept blame for an action to disobey an order

4. How do Situational factors affect Obedience?  Watch the clip to remind yourself of Milgram’s famous experiment into Obedience.  Read pages 51-53 of your text book  Create a presentation – powerpoint or poster - about each of the situational factors …  Effect of setting  Cultural setting  Authority figures in obedience  Punishment  Impact of consensus  Relate these to the studies by Milgram and Hofling We will share these later!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcvSNg0HZwkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcvSNg0HZwk – replication of Milgram’s experiment

5. Plenary  Click on the icon below to try a summary exercise  How did you do?

6. Situational factors affecting obedience levels S C A P C ETTING ULTURE UTHORITY UNISHMENT ONSENSUS People are more likely to obey in a formal setting. Collectivist cultures tend to be more obedient than individualisitic cultures. People obey more if the individual giving orders has greater authority. People obey more if the consequences of not obeying are more severe. People’s obedience levels are affected by being in a group, but the direction depends on what the group does. How does each setting affect obedience? Lesson 2

7. Share Presentations  Which Presentation do you think is best?  Give 2 reasons for your answer.

8. Over to you  Try activities 4.5 and 4.6 p53  Extension – Act out Milgram or activity 4.3 p51 Denial of Responsibility  You may choose to re-enact one of the examples given in the book – Mai Lai, Jim Jonestown mass suicide, Hofling or Milgram’s experiment

9. Plenary  Create a mnemonic to remember the situational factors – see Hint p53  Homework  Outline briefly Milgram or Hofling’s experiment. Include..  Who did the experiment?  Procedure  Findings (results)  Conclusion About a page please – in next lesson