Obedience
Order Description
Essay question: In what ways does Gibson’s rehetorical analysis challenge the validity of experimental research on obedience ? Discuss the implications of tjis for social psychology.

Learning outcomes :
your undestanding of Gibson’s analysis of Milgram’s experiement.
Your understanding of methodlogy in the light of Gibson’s research .
Your ability to discuss the implications of Gibson’s analysis for psychology methods .
Your ability to build an argument that draws on relevant module materials and uses those materials to address a specific topic.
Your ability to write a clear , well-structure critical discussion focused on the topic.

Main sources for this assiment are as follows: Dixon, J. , ( 2012) Obedience ( chaper 7) . In Langdrige, D., Taylor, S., and Mahedran, K.(Eds) Critical Readings in Social Psychology Book2 ,Milton Keynes: The Open Univeristy.

Hollway, W., (2012) Social Psychology past and present ( chapter 2) . In Hollway, W., Lucey, H., Phooenix, A. and Lewis, G.(eds) Socail psychology matters Book 1 ,Milton Keyness: The Open Univeristy

Hollway, W., (2012) Methods and knowledge in psychology ( chapter 3) . In Hollway, W., Lucey, H., Phooenix, A. and Lewis, G.(eds) Socail psychology matters Book 1 ,Milton Keyness: The Open Univeristy.

In considering the implications of Gibson’s analysis for psychology methods, you could draw on the widder theoretical positions of the perspectives which underpin Gibson’s Milgram’s approach. In doing this you are encouraged to consult book 1, chapes 2 and 3 ( Hollway)for background on both discursive and cognitive social perspectives.