agentic state

Question 1

agentic state

Answer 1

‘I was just following orders.’ We fail to take personal responsibility because we believe we are acting on behalf of an authority figure.

Question 2

autonomous state

Answer 2

We feel free of other influences and so take personal responsibility for our actions.

our normal state

Question 3

Agentic shift

Answer 3

We switch from being autonomous to being an agent, because we perceive someone else to be an authority figure entitled to expect obedience.

Question 4

social hierarchy

Answer 4

Other person might have greater power

Question 5

binding factors

Answer 5

aspects that allows the person to ignore or minimise the damaging effects of behaviour and reduce moral strain eg guilt.

Question 6

eva list

Answer 6

research support

limited explanation

Question 7

research support

Answer 7

Ppt asked questions during the experiment. One was who is responsible if the learner is harmed? The reply was that the experimenter will be responsible. The ppt did the experiment with no objections. This shows that once ppt perceived they were no longer responsible for their own behaviour they acted more easily as the experimenter’s agent.

Question 8

limited explanation

Answer 8

Doesn’t explain many research findings of obedience. Suggesting that agentic shift can only account for some situations of obedience.