Now that we've finished our obedience readings, I have a few final questions for you. What did Asch, McEwan, and Ross & Nisbett add to our knowledge about obedience to authority and to social pressure? In one of the reading responses I read this weekend, one student mentioned that she has been more conscious of the way she responds to pressure from peers and authorities since reading these essays. Have any of you found yourselves thinking about or responding to pressure differently? In what ways has it affected you?
Keep up the comments and questions!
Like in class, I have a tendency to hit the ground running in a new situation, attempting to ignore or quckly overcome any insecurities from being around a new people. I am an independent person with opinions that I am not afraid to voice. Recently, I realize there is a time and place for appropriate converstional topics. This has helped me to recognize appropriate topics in order to stay subordinate to authority and professional in the workplace.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading these articles on obedience, I had the tendency to tell it how it is no matter what people think, but I realized that is not right and I should think before I respond to any situation in anytime of need. These articles have helped me how to recognize appropriate topics on how to respond to each situation properly.
ReplyDeleteroman v
Deleteare you conforming or obeying with society then if you wont say what you really think?
After reading all of these obedience articles, I think i do think about responding to peer pressure differently.. I don't want to be like those people who can't think for themselves and do something horrible but yeah the articles have definitely made me think about things more and make me wonder what would i do in a situation like that.
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ReplyDeleteReading the obedience articles I feel like I havent really changed much in the way I act, but deffinately notice way more when people just do what they are told without questions. I usually am not the person to just be quiet and do what I am told, I have something to say about most things. I think the media puts a lot of pressure on society to feel the pressure to fit in.
Kim Collings
ReplyDeleteAfter reading these articles, I have found that I have become more aware of the way other people and myself act when put under group pressure. I wouldn't say that I have changed the way I act or anything, but I have definitely become aware of how I act in a group situation. I try to voice my own opinions and thoughts, but in some cases I know I should just keep my mouth shut. There is a time and a place to say certain things and sometimes group pressure can bring those up at the wrong time.
I agree with Lorin t because I really feel that many people, if not all people, want to fit in with society. I think this creates a lot of blind obedience and ignorance. I personally am trying to do better at recognizing when I am being influenced by others and responding the way I feel, rather than, what the group or society feels is right.
ReplyDeleteI agree I think the first initial reaction is to do what everyone else is doing. Once you step back and realize if what your doing is right or not, than that's when your being dofferent and not following the crowd.
DeleteKaitlyn Carlson
ReplyDeleteAfter reading all the articles about obedience my thoughts havent really changed from before. I am the person that if I am told to obey I usually will, unless it is something or someone that I do not agree with. If I was in a similar situation to Milgram's Experiment I would propably disobey and not continue with the experiment. I think obedience all depends on the person you are and what the situation is.
After reading all of the obedience articles i've come to the conclusion that it's tough to say what you really would do in the situation. Of course we can all sit back behind our computers and say that we would stand out and do the right thing. But I guarantee that there has been more than one occasions in our lives where we went with the crowd because we didn't want to be different. At the same time there has been occasions in our lives where we did stand out and do something diffferent. Either way it's a tough subject because it really does depend on the situation.
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ReplyDeleteObeidence is something were taught from a young age, and were also tought that we dont obey just anyone. But will we obey according to the situation?
Carly Lloyd
DeleteYes I agree we are taught that we aren't supposed to listen to certain people but I also think situation is everything. We haven't been told what to do in every situation so it's hard to know how we will react in different ones.
I definitely think it depends on the situation. While in some situations it may be appropriate to agree or obey, in other situations it may be appropriate to disagree or disobey. The reason is because I've been placed in situations where I felt the need to disagree and others when I felt I needed to agree and obey.
ReplyDeletePeople come from so many different backgrounds and are raised differently, but I think deep down everyone knows when to obey or disobey when they are placed in a specific situation. Do you agree? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteYes i agree because your decisions to obey or disobey are influenced by your values and your culture.
DeleteI'm just curious if anyone had read any of these studies before this class. They really did make me think about how I would react in a certain situation. Here's a thought... If you were part of a group of soldiers in the Middle East somewhere, would you follow the crowd in beating a POW or would you stand up to your peers? Could you even stand up in a military situation?
ReplyDeleteroman v
ReplyDeleteas i read these obedience articles i came to the conclusion that there are two types of people in this world; leaders and followers. It is our actions that define us not the influence of others.
I personally have a hard time with filtering what i say and when i say it, if i have an opinion i voice it. depending on the situation i may use more tact in how i respond to someone elses actions or responses, in all honesty i still could'nt care less what others think of me. but when it comes to family or close friends it is different, and a lot of people would say that i am stubborn or narrow minded, but i think a lot differently.
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