key terms test 2

Question 1

define situational explanations for obedience

Answer 1

external factors affecting obedience. milgrams we’re proximity, location and uniform

Question 2

define agentic state

Answer 2

milgram’s explanation of obedience. an individual carries out the orders of an authority figure, acting as their agent with no personal responsibility

Question 3

define dispositional explanations for obedience

Answer 3

internal characteristics within the individual (such as personality)

Question 4

define social support

Answer 4

how people can resist pressure to obey or conform if they have an ally (someone supporting their pov), makes them confident and independent

Question 5

define counterbalancing

Answer 5

a technique to deal with order effects using repeated measures design. sample halved and groups do reverse order of conditions