Agency Theory

Question 1

Obedience

Answer 1

When you comply w orders or laws set by authority figure

Question 2

Autonomous

Answer 2

Behave indp, own decisions and responsibility for consequences

Question 3

Agentic state and agentic shift

Answer 3

Carry orders from authority desp conf w moral sense
Shift betw autonomous and agentic when we precuge someone as legitimate source of authority

Question 4

Moral strain

Answer 4

State of mental discomfort experienced in agentic state when persons actions conflict w personal morality

Question 5

Binding factors

Answer 5

Factors that lead to obey eg legitimacy, consequences,rewards,social authority

Question 6

Evolution of obedience

Answer 6

Pre programmed to be ovedient eg innate and reinforced through socialisation by rewards and punishment which tell us how to behave

Question 7

Strength

Answer 7

I supporting evidence from milgrams exp which showed 65% of ppt willing to obey
J ev for agency t as exp for Ob as ppt showed moral strain, when debriefed ppt displaced respon on exp
E ppt acted as agents to authority as at propses ppl

Question 8

Weakness

Answer 8

I doesn’t expect indv diff why some disobey
J 35% didn’t give full electric shocks
E dissent can occur for many reasons not acc by agency theory eg personality type, gender so incomp exp of ob

Question 9

Weakness counterbalance

Answer 9

I ev from realistic research to demonstrate indv do exp agentic shift
J hofling = 21/22 nurses obeyed to administer drug overdose to patients via phone inst by doc
E justified due to hierarchy of authority, supports agency theory as they displaced respon to superior