23/03/2022 Socal - psychological explanations of obedience
agency theor states that people function on an agenticieuel, where they see
themselves as agents to external authom
obedrence m when people act on benaif of or for scmebody elie
by obeying to an authanty fgure the indivdual hasiess responsibility for theit
actions
J agentic Shut occurs for an indivdual to shift from acting autonomausty to
acting os an agent
agentic shift is when an indiiclual percerves someone euse as having more authoury
based on cheir position in the social cercurchy
2 Migram beueved that there are binding factots in a situanon that cause obedience
to endwe
eg) denying effects on arhers ; biaming vcum
binding factors allow individuals to igncie or minimise the damaging efFects of
research support from biass and Schmitt Gaoo
¾ biass and Schmitt (2001) provide research suppore for the role of agentic state i
explaining Migram's high abedrence rates
students were asked to watch the ongional foatage and suggest who was
responsible for the 'hum' caused to learner
experimenter was named due to being a screntist ina white coat at the top
OF the social hierarchy
and
S the efcre, the experimenter had legitimate authorny ove the Situation
outcomes
, limited explanation:
undinduals may have an intemal locus op controt
2 this means that they aie lessuxeny to shuft responsibiuty anto an authority
fugure on they deem themselves to be responsible for their actions
lumitation of agenne Staie explanaton whuch suggests peaple are simpuy passive
responders to authority fugures
doesn't take into account the role of personality m obedrence
therefore, agentic state explanaton for cbedrence faus to acknowledge che
compex and subjective varabies that can inewence checlience level
legitimate authority theory stat that withi socety and groups there m a
hierarchy
obedrence is when peapie obey those key authority figuies that nove power
eg) teachers; pouce , nughtclb bouncen
authority figuies have authority as itis agreed by society. so peopie obey due
to accepting their leveL of authoriny as Legitimate
from child hood, it is taught to accept orders from peopie of legitmate authorl
charismatc and pawerful leaders can use their leginmate pawers to arder pecpie
to behave m destiuctive ;cruel; dangerous ways
29) Milgrams study had expenmenter use destructive authory when giving cu
prods
,
agency theor states that people function on an agenticieuel, where they see
themselves as agents to external authom
obedrence m when people act on benaif of or for scmebody elie
by obeying to an authanty fgure the indivdual hasiess responsibility for theit
actions
J agentic Shut occurs for an indivdual to shift from acting autonomausty to
acting os an agent
agentic shift is when an indiiclual percerves someone euse as having more authoury
based on cheir position in the social cercurchy
2 Migram beueved that there are binding factots in a situanon that cause obedience
to endwe
eg) denying effects on arhers ; biaming vcum
binding factors allow individuals to igncie or minimise the damaging efFects of
research support from biass and Schmitt Gaoo
¾ biass and Schmitt (2001) provide research suppore for the role of agentic state i
explaining Migram's high abedrence rates
students were asked to watch the ongional foatage and suggest who was
responsible for the 'hum' caused to learner
experimenter was named due to being a screntist ina white coat at the top
OF the social hierarchy
and
S the efcre, the experimenter had legitimate authorny ove the Situation
outcomes
, limited explanation:
undinduals may have an intemal locus op controt
2 this means that they aie lessuxeny to shuft responsibiuty anto an authority
fugure on they deem themselves to be responsible for their actions
lumitation of agenne Staie explanaton whuch suggests peaple are simpuy passive
responders to authority fugures
doesn't take into account the role of personality m obedrence
therefore, agentic state explanaton for cbedrence faus to acknowledge che
compex and subjective varabies that can inewence checlience level
legitimate authority theory stat that withi socety and groups there m a
hierarchy
obedrence is when peapie obey those key authority figuies that nove power
eg) teachers; pouce , nughtclb bouncen
authority figuies have authority as itis agreed by society. so peopie obey due
to accepting their leveL of authoriny as Legitimate
from child hood, it is taught to accept orders from peopie of legitmate authorl
charismatc and pawerful leaders can use their leginmate pawers to arder pecpie
to behave m destiuctive ;cruel; dangerous ways
29) Milgrams study had expenmenter use destructive authory when giving cu
prods
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