Agency Theory Flashcards
1
Q
Milgram argues humans are…
A
innately predisposed to be obedient
2
Q
Being surrounded by authority figures in our upbringing…
A
means we are socialised into being obedient to them
3
Q
Autonomous state meaning
A
people direct their own actions + take responsibility for those actions and the result of them
4
Q
Agentic state meaning
A
people allow others to direct actions + pass responsibility for consequences to person giving orders
5
Q
Agentic can also mean…
A
agent to another person’s will
6
Q
Moral strain definition
A
ppt is distressed as ordered to do something morally wrong but felt they must be obedient to authority figure
7
Q
How is moral strain avoided
A
must move into agentic or autonomous state
