Agentic State

Question 1

What is agentic state?

Answer 1

An explanation for obedience

Its the autonomous state where an individual isn’t responsible for their actions

Give up free will to authority figure

Freeing of demands of conscious

Question 2

How does agentic shift relate to Milgram’s study?

Answer 2

65% went to 450V

Additional confederate to give shocks= 92.5% to 450V as feel less responsibility

Students said that the experimenter was not responsible as they were just following orders

Question 3

AO3: Strength of the Agentic State

Students identify…

Answer 3

P: Blass+ Schmitt show film of M’s study= ask to identify who was responsible

E: students blamed expemrimenter vs PPTS

E: Agree= easy to see how authority figure takes responsibility
less responsibility->
more obedience+ agentic state

I: Increases validity+ accuracy

Question 4

AO3: Weakness of Agentic Shift

Answer 4

P: It doesn’t explain why some PPTS in M’s experiment disobeyed

E: as all humans in social hierarchy, all should have obeyed authority figure- only 65% gabe up responsibility

E: AS only accounts for some situations

I: a better explanation = dispositional (AP)

Question 5

What is an autonomous state?

Answer 5

Feel responsible for actions

Causes moral strain (anxiety)