Agency Theory

Question 1

Autonomous State

Answer 1

Self governing - take rest for actions, less likely to obey

Question 2

Agentic shift

Answer 2

Diffused responsibility to authority, just following orders
- can experience moral strain where you don’t follow orders

Question 3

Agentic State

Answer 3

• more likely to obey
• responsibility passed to authority
  • An agentic state is when a person follows the orders of an authority
  figure (1). They may experience moral strain if it goes against their
  conscience. (1)

Question 4

What is agency theory

Answer 4

Humans innately programmed to obey (hierarchy) (pack animals)

Question 5

Milgram

Answer 5

Moral strain
Agentic shift
Shaking but carried on
35% didn’t go all the way

Question 6

Milgram
Autonomous

Answer 6

Autonomous state
35% dint go to 450

Question 7

Strength

Answer 7

Despite not wanting to people still carried on
People obeyed much more than they thought they would

Question 8

Weakness w milgram

Answer 8

Generalisability androcentric, only white males were tested
Lacked population validity

Question 9

Conclusion

Answer 9

Demonstrates pps obey as go through moral strain
Can be demonstrated by social impact theory as less obeyed when ordinary man gave orders

Question 10

Comparison w social identity theory

Answer 10

Both explain how authority is diffused
Agency theory doesn’t explain why you are more likely to obey some than others e.g variation 13