7 - agency theory (milgram) ao1

Question 1

define agentic state

Answer 1

when an individual carries out the orders of an authority figure and acts as their agent, with little personal responsibility

Question 2

define autonomous state

Answer 2

when an individual directs their own actions and take responsibility

Question 3

what must the individual perceive the authority figure to be in order to be in an agentic state?

Answer 3

legitimate authority and taking responsibility

Question 4

what is agentic shift

Answer 4

shifting from an autonomous to agentic state

Question 5

in milgrams experiment what state were participants in when they administered the full 450 volts?

Answer 5

agentic state

Question 6

what was milgrams variation to test the participants agentic state

Answer 6

additional confederate who administered shocks on behalf of the teacher

Question 7

in milgram’s agentic state variation what percent of participants administered the full 450 volts?

Answer 7

92.5%

Question 8

what does milgram’s agentic shift variation highlight the power of?

Answer 8

agentic shift in obedience (continued obeying orders because they felt less responsible)