SP - obedience

Question 1

what is the agency theory

Answer 1

the condition a person is in when he sees himself as an agent for carrying out another persons’s wishes

Question 2

what is the agentic shift

Answer 2

moving from an autonomous state to acting as an agent for another person so one does not feel distress

Question 3

why might people still feel moral strain although they are acting as an agent

Answer 3

binding factors - they allow the agent to deny the effect of their actions on the victim

Question 4

how does the agentic shift apply to milgram’s study

Answer 4

• teacher experienced moral strain as Mr wallace (learner) yelled in pain
• teacher asked experimenter “who is responsible”
• experimenter said “I am” - agentic shift
• teacher was unable to stop due to binding factors -> guilt

Question 5

what is legitimacy of authority

Answer 5

people hold authority as they are at the top of our hierarchal society

Question 6

signs of legitimate authority

Answer 6

• uniform
• our own standing in hierarchy
• mannerisms/tone of voice
• qualifications

Question 7

how does legitimacy of authority explain Milgram’s study

Answer 7

• prods
• allows agentic shift
• at yale - prestigious uni
• official experiment