Agency theory

Question 1

Who develped agency theory?

Answer 1

Milgram(1973)

Question 2

What are the two states in agency theory?

Answer 2

agentic and autonomous

Question 3

What is the autonomous?

Answer 3

We percieve ouselves as responsible for our own actions and are capable of guilt

Question 4

What is the agentic

Answer 4

We percieve an authority figure as responsible for our actions and don’t feel guilt

Question 5

What are signs of moral strain

Answer 5

Nervous laughter, shaking or weeping

Question 6

What are defense mechanism examples shown in milgrams study

Answer 6

Denial (convinced shocks don’t harm), Help the learner (stress the correct answer)

Question 7

What is Milgrams evolutionary explanation

Answer 7

Early humans who were disobediant did not survive prehistoric dangers and therefore did not pass their genes on

Question 8

What learning explanation is evolution complimentary with

Answer 8

Operant conditioning reinforced respect for authority

Question 9

Give a strength of agency theory

Answer 9

Credible through milgrams 1961 study or burger 2009

Question 10

give an objection of agency theory

Answer 10

Moral strain only showed by those obidient- milgram argued obidience was an escape from moral strain

Question 11

give a difference of agency theory

Answer 11

Authoritarian personality enjoys obidience- disobidience caused by dysfunctinal personality