INTRODUCTION:

Compliance and obedience are normal parts of social life. But how far will people go?What are the limits of your willingness to comply with the requests of strangers or the commands of authority figures?

THE ASSIGNMENT (Meets Module Objective 3):

I. WATCH this video of Stanley Milgram's famous Obedience Experiments (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB1xDHmZkwQ)

(Tags: graphic/disturbing imagery of Holocaust/Nazi Germany). PLEASE NOTE: Although there are "sounds" of a person crying out in pain and pleading to stop the experiment, NOBODY was actually physically shocked or harmed. It was an actor and the sounds were pre-recorded.

II. TYPE a 2 page (minimum) to 3 page (maximum), double-spaced essay addressing the following:

1. Discuss factors that influenced the high rates of obedience in Milgram's experiments.What was your personal reaction to this experiment and itsresults?
2. Do you think you would have obeyed if you were in that situation? How actively do you question authority? Has there ever been a time when you did something you didn't want to, just because someone told you to?
3. What have psychologists learned about compliance? Give an example of a compliance technique.
4. What role do obedience and compliance play in society? Think in terms of both positive and negative aspects.

EXTRA INSTRUCTIONS:

• Alwaysintegrate at least 3 paraphrasedconcepts, terms, or facts from thecurrent TEXTBOOK readings in your assignments.
• Always includeAPA in-text citationsafter information that is not your own original idea or opinion.Include the authors' last namesand year of publication (add page number if it is a direct quote).
  • ie.Research using animals or humans must be approved by an Institutional Review Board (Licht et al., 2022).
• BEGINwith an APA Title page andENDwith an APA Reference page.

REFERENCES:

Assistive Technology. (2015, July 2).Milgram experiment. Big history NL threshold 6.[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB1xDHmZkwQLicht, D., Hull, M., & Ballantyne, C. (2022). Presenting psychology (3rd ed.). Worth Publishers.

LENGTH & APA STYLE REQUIREMENTS:

• Body of paper should be 2 pages (minimum) to 3 pages (maximum), typed, double-spaced, with 1" margins, using a font such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-pointArial, or 11-pointCalibri.
• Include APA style title page, in-text citations, and reference page.
• Abstract NOT required.
• Do NOT add filler material such as extra space at top of paper or between paragraphs, repeat instructions or questions, or repeat your name, date, course title, etc..beyond the Title page.
• For more APA style details and a sample assignment,go to theCourse Documentsfolder in Course Content.