On the dynamics of disobedience: experimental investigations of defying unjust authority
Piero Bocchiaro,1 Philip Zimbardo2 1Department of Psychology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 2Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Abstract: Across six Experimental conditions with university student participants (N=600), we examined some of the dynamics underlyin...
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| description | Piero Bocchiaro,1 Philip Zimbardo2 1Department of Psychology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 2Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Abstract: Across six Experimental conditions with university student participants (N=600), we examined some of the dynamics underlying expressed defiance to unjust authority. Results revealed disobedience was best enacted by participants low in right-wing authoritarianism and was more likely to occur when: 1) in physical proximity of other rebels, 2) the authority made two demanding requests instead of one, and 3) there had been an earlier opposition to injustice. Results are discussed within the theoretical framework of bounded rationality. Keywords: defiance, unjust authority, obedience, disobedience |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c59b94dc7c4435fb2a712c0255ca7ac2022-12-22T02:05:59ZengDove Medical PressPsychology Research and Behavior Management1179-15782017-07-01Volume 1021922933745On the dynamics of disobedience: experimental investigations of defying unjust authorityBocchiaro PZimbardo PPiero Bocchiaro,1 Philip Zimbardo2 1Department of Psychology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; 2Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Abstract: Across six Experimental conditions with university student participants (N=600), we examined some of the dynamics underlying expressed defiance to unjust authority. Results revealed disobedience was best enacted by participants low in right-wing authoritarianism and was more likely to occur when: 1) in physical proximity of other rebels, 2) the authority made two demanding requests instead of one, and 3) there had been an earlier opposition to injustice. Results are discussed within the theoretical framework of bounded rationality. Keywords: defiance, unjust authority, obedience, disobediencehttps://www.dovepress.com/on-the-dynamics-of-disobedience-experimental-investigations-of-defying-peer-reviewed-article-PRBMDefianceunjust authorityobediencedisobedience |
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| title | On the dynamics of disobedience: experimental investigations of defying unjust authority |
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