Outline and evaluate one or more explanatonn of obedience. (16 markn)
Agentic statec explainnsc owc wec beyc sestrucitvec rsersc byc oansinngc verc toec respnsinbinlintyc fr
toec uctimec tc toec auctorintatvec gucre.c Wec soinfc frmc anc auctnmucsc statec woerec wec arec freec tc
aitc aiirsinngc tc ucrc wnc prinniinples,c tc anc agentic statec woerec wec aitc nc beoalfc fc antoerc persn.c
Toec ‘agent’c feelsc oingoc mralc strainnc woenc toeyc realinsec woatc toey’rec sinngc insc wrng,c buctc feelsc
pwerlessc tc sinsbeyc beiaucsec fc binnsinngc faitrs;c frc example,c Minlgram’sc partiinpantsc oasc masec ac
immintmentc tc toec experinment,c sc mayc oavec beyesc tc satsfyc toins.c
Legintmatec auctorintyc sucggestsc toatc wec beyc tosec woc wec perieinvec asc oingoerc toanc ucsc innc toec
siinalc oinerarioy.c Toerec insc ac illeitvec siinetalc jucsgementc abuctc woc oasc toec pwerc innc ac sintucatn.c Wec
arec siinalinsesc tc aiieptc toec inseac fc legintmatec auctorintesc frmc ac yucngc age;c frc example,c asc ioinlsrenc
wec mucstc beyc ucrc parentsc ansc teaioers.c c
Ac linmintatnc fc ageniyc toeryc insc toatc intc mayc ntc explainnc besineniec innc allc sintucatns.c 35%c fc
Minlgram’sc partiinpantsc sinsc ntc beyc sespintec allc toec partiinpantsc beinngc expsesc tc toec samec siinalc
oinerarioyc ansc binnsinngc faitrs.c Fucrtoermre,c Hfinngc fucnsc toatc nucrsesc beyinngc rsersc tc presirinbec ac
srucgc verssec experineniesc nc mralc strainn,c intrasinitngc ageniyc toery.c Toinsc weakensc toec valinsintyc
fc toec explanatn,c asc intc sucggestsc intsc generalinsabinlintyc insc linmintes.c
Ac strengtoc fc legintmatec auctorintyc insc toatc toerec insc researioc sucpprt.c Minlgramc fucnsc toatc
besineniec srppesc frmc 65%c tc 20%c woenc toec experinmenterc sinsc ntc wearc ac labc iat,c ansc Binikmanc
fucnsc toatc peplec werec twiniec mrec linkelyc tc beyc ac ucninfrmesc seiucrintyc gucarsc toanc ac reguclarlyc
sressesc man.c Fucrtoermre,c repliniatnsc fc Minlgram’sc experinmentc sowc varyinngc levelsc fc besineniec inn
sinfferentc iucltucres;c frc examplec besineniec wasc 855%c innc eermanyc MMantellGc buctc 66%c innc Aucstralinac
MKinloamc ansc MannG.c Toinsc sucpprtsc toec inseac toatc wec beyc tosec wintoc mrec siinalc pwerc toanc ucs,c buctc
alsc refeitsc iucltucralc sinffereniesc innc toec wayc siinetesc arec strucitucresc ansc owc ioinlsrenc arec rainsesc tc
perieinvec auctorintyc gucres,c strengtoeninngc toec explanatn.c
Toerec mayc bec alternatvec toerinesc toatc beterc explainnc sestrucitvec besineniec innc realc linfec
sintucatns.c Toec seoucmaninsatnc explanatnc sucggestsc toatc intc insc easinerc tc beyc rsersc infc toec reiinpinentsc
arec sevaluces,c asc toeyc arec perieinvesc asc seservinngc fc toec treatmentc toeyc reieinve.c Toinsc inieptc ianc bec
ucsesc tc explainnc toec aitnsc fc toec Nazinsc innc toec oliaucst,c asc toec Jewinsoc peplec werec prtrayesc asc
sucboucman.c Toinsc weakensc ageniyc toeryc ansc legintmatec auctorinty,c asc ptentallyc toerc explanatnsc
fc besineniec oavec beterc eilginialc valinsintyc ansc arec mrec generalinzablec tc realc linfe.c c
Wrsc iucnt:c 647c +c 276
Agentic statec explainnsc owc wec beyc sestrucitvec rsersc byc oansinngc verc toec respnsinbinlintyc fr
toec uctimec tc toec auctorintatvec gucre.c Wec soinfc frmc anc auctnmucsc statec woerec wec arec freec tc
aitc aiirsinngc tc ucrc wnc prinniinples,c tc anc agentic statec woerec wec aitc nc beoalfc fc antoerc persn.c
Toec ‘agent’c feelsc oingoc mralc strainnc woenc toeyc realinsec woatc toey’rec sinngc insc wrng,c buctc feelsc
pwerlessc tc sinsbeyc beiaucsec fc binnsinngc faitrs;c frc example,c Minlgram’sc partiinpantsc oasc masec ac
immintmentc tc toec experinment,c sc mayc oavec beyesc tc satsfyc toins.c
Legintmatec auctorintyc sucggestsc toatc wec beyc tosec woc wec perieinvec asc oingoerc toanc ucsc innc toec
siinalc oinerarioy.c Toerec insc ac illeitvec siinetalc jucsgementc abuctc woc oasc toec pwerc innc ac sintucatn.c Wec
arec siinalinsesc tc aiieptc toec inseac fc legintmatec auctorintesc frmc ac yucngc age;c frc example,c asc ioinlsrenc
wec mucstc beyc ucrc parentsc ansc teaioers.c c
Ac linmintatnc fc ageniyc toeryc insc toatc intc mayc ntc explainnc besineniec innc allc sintucatns.c 35%c fc
Minlgram’sc partiinpantsc sinsc ntc beyc sespintec allc toec partiinpantsc beinngc expsesc tc toec samec siinalc
oinerarioyc ansc binnsinngc faitrs.c Fucrtoermre,c Hfinngc fucnsc toatc nucrsesc beyinngc rsersc tc presirinbec ac
srucgc verssec experineniesc nc mralc strainn,c intrasinitngc ageniyc toery.c Toinsc weakensc toec valinsintyc
fc toec explanatn,c asc intc sucggestsc intsc generalinsabinlintyc insc linmintes.c
Ac strengtoc fc legintmatec auctorintyc insc toatc toerec insc researioc sucpprt.c Minlgramc fucnsc toatc
besineniec srppesc frmc 65%c tc 20%c woenc toec experinmenterc sinsc ntc wearc ac labc iat,c ansc Binikmanc
fucnsc toatc peplec werec twiniec mrec linkelyc tc beyc ac ucninfrmesc seiucrintyc gucarsc toanc ac reguclarlyc
sressesc man.c Fucrtoermre,c repliniatnsc fc Minlgram’sc experinmentc sowc varyinngc levelsc fc besineniec inn
sinfferentc iucltucres;c frc examplec besineniec wasc 855%c innc eermanyc MMantellGc buctc 66%c innc Aucstralinac
MKinloamc ansc MannG.c Toinsc sucpprtsc toec inseac toatc wec beyc tosec wintoc mrec siinalc pwerc toanc ucs,c buctc
alsc refeitsc iucltucralc sinffereniesc innc toec wayc siinetesc arec strucitucresc ansc owc ioinlsrenc arec rainsesc tc
perieinvec auctorintyc gucres,c strengtoeninngc toec explanatn.c
Toerec mayc bec alternatvec toerinesc toatc beterc explainnc sestrucitvec besineniec innc realc linfec
sintucatns.c Toec seoucmaninsatnc explanatnc sucggestsc toatc intc insc easinerc tc beyc rsersc infc toec reiinpinentsc
arec sevaluces,c asc toeyc arec perieinvesc asc seservinngc fc toec treatmentc toeyc reieinve.c Toinsc inieptc ianc bec
ucsesc tc explainnc toec aitnsc fc toec Nazinsc innc toec oliaucst,c asc toec Jewinsoc peplec werec prtrayesc asc
sucboucman.c Toinsc weakensc ageniyc toeryc ansc legintmatec auctorinty,c asc ptentallyc toerc explanatnsc
fc besineniec oavec beterc eilginialc valinsintyc ansc arec mrec generalinzablec tc realc linfe.c c
Wrsc iucnt:c 647c +c 276
