1. Obedience Psychology

2. What is Obedience? Take a few minutes to think about this

3. Obedience is Obedience is the result of social influence where somebody acts in response to a direct order from an authority figure (Cardwell,2009) (Obedience to authority)

4. The differences between Conformity and Obedience Both obedience and conformity are outcomes of social influence Obedience: Social influence takes the form of orders from an authority figure Conformity: The social norms of the majority exert influence on an individual to go along with the behaviour & attitudes of the group

5. Public compliance and private change Obedience: Often involves compliance, private attitudes may not change Conformity: may involve a change or shift of attitudes and beliefs

6. Conscious vs unconscious effects Figures who command obedience display signs of their authority and individuals are usually aware that they have obeyed an order In the case of conformity individuals are often unaware that they have been subjected to conformity pressures and may contest the idea that they been influenced by others to modify views or behaviour

7. Stanley Milgram’s Study http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W147ybOdgpE

8. Activity Find out about the variations in Milgrams’s study and complete the hand out after conducting your own research Discuss findings

9. Overview Introduction to obedience and Milgram’s study Next week: Why do people obey?