Agency Theory

Question 1

What is agency theory?

Answer 1

the theory of obeying authority figures to maintain an ordered society

Question 2

Define the autonomous state

Answer 2

Feeling in control of your own actions and taking responsibility for any consequences

Question 3

Define the agentic state

Answer 3

When an authority figure has control over your actions and holds responsibility for your actions

Question 4

define moral strain

Answer 4

experiencing an intense discomfort due to internal infliction

Question 5

Define the agentic shift

Answer 5

when a person moves from the autonomous state to the agentic state

Question 6

what factors affect obedience?
(milgrams study of obedience)

Answer 6

• proximity
• legitimacy
• location

Question 7

what % of participants went up to 450V on the original experiment?

Answer 7

65%

Question 8

what % of participants went up to 450V on experiment no.7?
(the phone)

Answer 8

22.5%

Question 9

what % of participants went up to 450V on experiment no.10?
(the rundown office)

Answer 9

47.5%

Question 10

what % of participants went up to 450V on experiment no.13?
(the man)

Answer 10

20%

Question 11

what was the aim of milgrams original study?

Answer 11

to investigate if people obey orders from authority figures

Question 12

what was milgrams original sample?

Answer 12

40 males aged 20-50 through a newspaper advert and paid $4.50

Question 13

what was the procedure of the original study?

Answer 13

each ppt given a sample 45v shock
had predetermined responses to the shocks
standardised prompts eg ‘you must go on’

Question 14

what were the physical symptoms of the original study?

Answer 14

shaking, stuttering, 3 people had seizures