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Obedience Core Study - Bickman
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- 1AimTo investigate the impact appearance has on obedience levels.
- 2ProcedureNY Street - Field Experiment
153 pedestrians
Experimenters took turns as a guard, civilian and a milkman.
asked to do jobs (pick up litter, stand on the other side of the bus stop and give a coin for the meter) - 3Findings89% obeyed guard
57% obeyed milkman
33% obeyed civilian - 4ConclusionsThat obedience levels are affected by people's uniform/the authority that they have over you.
- 5LimitationsLack of control over extraneous variables e.g. crowding, noise, weather.
Poor sampling method - not representative - lacks external validiy. Personal circumstances unknown.
Unethical - no consent/debriefing - embarrassment may have been caused.
Cultural Bias - only one city in one country - can't be generalised.
Gender Bias - only male experimenters.
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