https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3 Movie: The Karate Kid (1984) en-us 2016-10-24 00:22:26 UTC 2026-01-14 19:58:33 UTC hello@padlet.com adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132883571 Students standing by their master/sensei showing complete obedience. ]]> 2016-10-25 01:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132883571 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132883715 2016-10-25 01:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132883715 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132883810 Another example of obedience in the Karate Kid is the obedience that Daniel shows to Mr Miyagi. The classic "Wax on, wax off" scene demonstrates this. ]]> 2016-10-25 01:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132883810 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132884087 2016-10-25 01:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132884087 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132884187 2016-10-25 01:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132884187 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132884232 As seen in many of the scenes in the film, The Karate Kid obedience has been demonstrated. Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience shows that when an authority figure is present over 65% of people would proceed to obey the authority figure ("Milgram Experiment | Simply Psychology"). The scene in the film when Daniel and Mr Miyagi enter the "Cobra Kai" dojo, they witness the obedience occurring within the dojo. The direct surveillance from the sensei causes the students to demonstrate complete obedience to their sensei and the dojo. It is shown throughout the scene that the master approaches his students and puts his face close to his students face as intimidation. ]]> 2016-10-25 01:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132884232 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132885867 In the "Cobra Kai" scene, we also see complete obedience from the students because of the legitimacy of authority. The sensei is a highly trained karate professional therefore has the power of intimidation and knowledge. The prestige of the environment also contributes to the students obedience because the respect for the dojo means that rules need to be followed and the dojo is where the sensei trains. ]]> 2016-10-25 01:36:25 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132885867 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132886488 Other factors that effect obedience include...
- Proximity of victims
- Someone else takes responsibility
(Carter & Grivas, 2005)]]> 2016-10-25 01:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132886488 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132886725 Daniel shows complete dedication to Mr Miyagi when he agrees to train Daniel in karate and despite the fact that Mr Miyagi is making Daniel do things that are not related to karate, he does not question them and does what he is told. This obedience comes from Daniel witnessing Mr Miyagi fighting against the "Cobra Kai" students and this gains Daniel's respect for him.]]> 2016-10-25 01:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132886725 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132887006 2016-10-25 01:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132887006 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132887140 The threat of punishment from the sensei, sees the students at the dojo give complete obedience as they has also witnessed what punishment would look like in the dojo.]]> 2016-10-25 01:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132887140 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132887348 Conformity is demonstrated in a number of scenes throughout the film, The Karate Kid. Solomon Asch's experiment for conformity sees a group of people answering a range of questions and recording the responses people give according to the rest of the group(McLeod, 2008). Throughout the film, there are some scenes that show people conforming to different rules. One example is when Daniel conforms to the karate ways of Mr Miyagi. When Daniel first begins to learn karate he has different or stereotypical views as to what karate is like. He has to learn from Mr Miyagi about the rules, strengths and mind of being involved in Karate.]]> 2016-10-25 01:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132887348 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132888097 2016-10-25 01:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132888097 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132888173 2016-10-25 02:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132888173 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132888454 2016-10-25 02:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132888454 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132890043
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Dewey, R. (2007). From psychology: An introduction by Russ Dewey. Retrieved November 2, 2016, from http://www.intropsych.com/ch15_social/zimbardos_prison_study.htmlMcLeod, S. (2008).

"Milgram Experiment | Simply Psychology". Simplypsychology.org. N.p., 2016. Web. 25 Oct. 2016. Asch experiment. Retrieved October 28, 2016, from Simply Psychology, http://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html

Movieclips (2012, October 25). The lessons come together - the Karate kid (5/8) movie CLIP (1984) HD Retrieved from
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Texting While Driving Solution (2010, October 10). Karate kid wax on wax off Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ynryUjGFt8

thesepeople (2010, January 20). Karate kid halloween fight (1984) Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1DmdgOdHgwWingClips2016 (2004).

Mercy is for the weak - movie clip from the Karate kid (1984) Retrieved from http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the-karate-kid-1984/mercy-is-for-the-weak

]]> 2016-10-25 02:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132890043 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132890480 In the scene at the end of the film when the sensei tells one of his students to break Daniels leg, the student believes that the sensei will take full responsibility for his actions therefore he will do what he is told. This is demonstrating the factor of 'someone else takes responsibility' as seen in obedience.]]> 2016-10-25 02:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132890480 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132890991 2016-10-25 02:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132890991 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132891318 2016-10-25 02:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/132891318 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133808579 When Daniel moves from his home in New Jersey to California. When he arrives he has issues with a particular group of boys that attend the Cobra Kai karate school. Daniel gains karate lessons from Mr Miyagi, the buildings maintenance person, despite the fact that Daniel has no previous karate experience. Daniel must conform to Mr Miyagi's karate rules as they are different from his previous knowledge and he must also change his views  on karate. However, Daniel only shows his views on karate, he never tells Mr Miyagi about them to his face. Daniel has just been told by Mr Miyagi the rules of karate. ]]> 2016-10-28 03:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133808579 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133809148 As demonstrated in Asch's conformity experiment, the size of the group can affect conformity (Carter & Grivas, 2005). The size of the group in The Karate Kid impacts the effects of conformity. The group of Daniel and mr Miyagi is just between the two people, therefore Daniel has no one to argue or compare with, therefore he was very likely to conform. As also seen, the size of the group at the Cobra Kai dojo was quite large but everyone in the dojo conformed to the dojo's and sensei's rules. This was explained in Asch's experiment as he concluded that in a group of 15 or more conformity did not increase significantly and it was the same conformity rate as people in a group of 3 or less (Carter & Grivas, 2005)]]> 2016-10-28 03:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133809148 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133809867 The above picture shows Daniel accepting Mr Miyagi's ideas and values of karate and Daniel accepting them. ]]> 2016-10-28 04:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133809867 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133809999 2016-10-28 04:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133809999 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810213 Another scene in the film where conformity is shown is the scene in the dojo, where the sensei is screaming the phrase "mercy is for the weak" at his students. These are the values that have been instilled in the students from the repetition from their sensei. They may not believe it to be true but they accept it so that they do not stand out in the group of students. ]]> 2016-10-28 04:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810213 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810484 2016-10-28 04:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810484 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810495 The presence of an ally is something that effects conformity. As seen throughout the Daniel and Mr Miyagi karate training scenes the presence of an ally was not really present as it was Daniel one on one with Mr Miyagi. However in the dojo scene, the number of people in the group means that conformity will either increase or decrease depending on the other peoples views. Because the students in the dojo are so intimidated by the sensei they wouldn't dare voice their opinion if it was opposite to the sensei's teaching ways. This means that all of the students will conform to the rules because 'everyone else is too.']]> 2016-10-28 04:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810495 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810879 The awareness of social norms in the film sees the students at the Cobra Kai dojo so engrossed in the rules of the dojo that they don't even question their true personal beliefs. The students understand what is expected of them or what the social norms are therefore, the students conform to the sensei and the dojo.]]> 2016-10-28 04:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133810879 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133811031 Group cohesiveness is also something that is seen throughout the movie. The students from the Cobra Kai dojo are seen in the same group at school because they have common interests and beliefs from being at the Cobra Kai dojo. They are a cohesive group which then sees the boys all conforming to the dojo together.]]> 2016-10-28 04:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133811031 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133811185 2016-10-28 04:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133811185 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133811273 2016-10-28 04:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/133811273 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134700105 2016-11-02 09:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134700105 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134700424 As seen throughout Zimbardos 'Stanford Prison Experiment' people can become aggressive when put in situations of power(Dewey, 2007).]]> 2016-11-02 09:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134700424 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134701697 There are many points in the movie when aggression is shown. One of the main scenes that aggression is demonstrated throughout is the 'Halloween Fight Scene". This scene sees Daniel spray water onto his rival, Johnny. Johnny reacts and this results in aggression being shown and one of the biggest fight scenes in the whole movie erupting. ]]> 2016-11-02 09:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134701697 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134702602 2016-11-02 09:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134702602 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134702811 Aggression is seen constantly throughout the film as the 'Cobra Kai' dojo has very strict rules that have heavily influenced the students that attend the dojo. This can be related to Zimbardo's prison experiment as it sees the sensei acting like the prison guard in the experiment. The students will obey every command from their sensei and he himself comes across as very aggressive whenever he is speaking to his students. This can then indicate the values that have been passed onto the students and it can have some part in explaining their aggression outside of the dojo.]]> 2016-11-02 09:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134702811 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134703425 Aggression is also seen at the end of the film throughout the karate tournament scene. The sensei gives his students very aggressive actions to pursue during the tournament and the sensei has complete authority over his students. His students do what they are told because of the aggressive behaviour of their sensei.]]> 2016-11-02 09:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134703425 adunbar3 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134703723 In conclusion, the film The Karate Kid, displays many examples of obedience, conformity and aggression. After careful analysis of the scenes, it has become evident that Asch's, Zimbardo's and Milgram's theories and experiments can clearly define the way that people act in certain situations. Obedience, conformity and aggression have endless examples throughout the film and all similarly relate to each other.]]> 2016-11-02 09:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/134703723 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157108 2016-11-12 22:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157108 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157465 2016-11-12 22:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157465 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157646 2016-11-12 22:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157646 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157674 2016-11-12 22:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157674 https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157698 2016-11-12 22:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/adunbar3/af0hxgi5kji3/wish/137157698