Group polarisation is when a group makes a decision that they would not normally make by themselves. For example, if a group against a certain thing were to ban together they would do more extreme things for their cause than they would alone. The group of officers showed group polarization when they acted together to use brutal force against an unarmed teenager, something which they would likely not do on their own.
Obedience is when people are in compliance with commands given by an authority figure. An example of this is the Milgram Experiment of 1963 conducted by psychologist Stanley Milgram at Yale University. Milgram conducted his experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. For this event,
Obedience is when people are in compliance with commands given by an authority figure. An example of this is the Milgram Experiment of 1963 conducted by psychologist Stanley Milgram at Yale University. Milgram conducted his experiment focusing on the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience. For this event,