Discuss the authoritarian personality as an explanation for obedience. (12 Marks) The dispositional explanations for obedience are as follows, the authoritarian personality, in which a person is more likely to obey those in authority and dismiss of those who are considered inferior in a hierarchy. Like Milgram, Theodor Adorno wished to understand the anti-Semitism of the Holocaust and found that on the basis of their research, high levels of obedience were due to a psychological disorder, and
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Fear of failure: *One of the greatest fears people has. *Thomas Edison 1. What am I really afraid of? 2. What is holding me back? 3. What is the payoff? *Law of feedback- There is no failure there is only feedback 1. Take action 2. Learn to act boldly 3. Be persistent 4. Don’t take failure personally (Were all going to fail at some point) 5.Treat the experiences an opportunity to learn 6.Fail forward fast Student under stress: Take a 1-10 min walk/run everyday Sit in silence
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Examine both the advantages and disadvantages of using unstructured interviews with students to find out about the effects of a streaming education. “Steaming involves allocating pupils of similar ability to the same class for all or most lessons”-Item B. If you conducted unstructured interviews they would tend to be a quiet time consuming and expensive way of finding out about the effects of streaming. Another weakness is it can be hard to gain access to interview participants as they are hierarchical
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your child’s social group REALLY impact their moral behavior? We already know that young children have a preference for other kids within their own social group but how much does this influence extend to? Is it enough for children to condemn antisocial behavior if they see it happening within their own group? A recent report published in the journal Developmental Science, Professors Hetherington, Hendrickson & Koenig, illustrates that preschooler’s personal preference and social evaluations
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Study Guide: Exam #4 PSY 100 EMOTION 1. Important Concepts: Emotion, Facial Expressions, Physiological Measures, Autonomic Nervous System, Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems, Fight-or-Flight Response, James-Lange Theory of Emotion, Basic Emotions 2. What four components make up what we think of as emotion? 3. What are some types of physiological measures psychologists use to measure emotion? 4. What is the purpose of the autonomic nervous system? 5. What roles do the sympathetic
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and a paid bus fare for an hour of their time seemed to be the biggest factor that attracted people to the ad but several of the participants also agreed to be a part of the study to learn something about themselves, expand their curiosity about psychology, or because they were fascinated by memory and hoped to understand it better through an experiment like Milgram's. The subjects were introduced to a man in a lab coat who would administrate the experiment. Subjects were told they would be taking
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Bullying has become a hot topic in the media, as an increasing number of cases of bullying and harassment are being reported following tragic events around the world. In order to analyze bullying properly, we must take care to follow the steps of the student’s guide to research, the most important of which is to weigh the ethical implications. We must also take a close look at how bullying relates to the agents of socialization, and the ramifications of bullying in our cultures. It is important
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Socialisering Opgave 1) Bedst uddannede mødreHarmonisk: stigende (især 1-3 år)Nogenl. Hrmn.: Gnrl. StigendeDisharmonisk: Ustabil | Dårligst uddannede mødreHarmonisk: falder i starten men stiger kraftigt fra 1-3 årNogenl. Hrmn: Næsten Stabil men der er lidt variationDisharmonisk: Holder på lavt niveau | Socialisering mellem moren og barnet kaldes altså primær socialisering. De harmoniske forhold, som både er for bedst uddannede og dårligst uddannede mor-barn forhold, er stigende. Udefra
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Leadership Styles Report Army Leadership Styles The authoritarian leadership style is very effective in the army. Authoritarian leaders do not allow input from their team. This leadership style is ideal for situations that need a quick and effective decision, for example a commanding officer leading the troops on the battlefield to avoid an ambush. This leadership style would be the most effective than the others for example the democratic style in this situation. Due to the input allowed from the
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Stereotyping and prejudice, or evaluation, are ever present in modern society, therefore it is not surprising that researchers found an interest in these constructs and in trying to explain how and why they arise. Prejudice can be defined as a negative affective response towards members of an outgroup; whilst stereotype refers to the cultural beliefs which form a representation about outgroup members (Amodio &Devine, 2006). This essay examines the hypothesis that implicit stereotypes and evaluations
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