KEY WORDS Social Psychology

Question 1

Obedience

Answer 1

a form of social influence in which an individual follows a direct order

Question 2

agency theory

Answer 2

a theory by Milgram
suggests that humans have 2 mindsets which enables us to operate on our own and with others (autonomous state and agentic state)

Question 3

autonomous state

Answer 3

a mindset where we behave independently, make our own decisions about how to behave and take responsibility for the consequences of our actions

Question 4

agentic state

Answer 4

a mindset which allows us to carry out orders from an authority figure
we absolve ourselves of responsibility, we are acting on someone else’s behalf

Question 5

agentic shift

Answer 5

the switch between the autonomous and agentic state

happens when we percieve someone to be a legitimate sourcfe of authority

Question 6

moral strain

Answer 6

a state of mental discomfort or anxiety when a person’s actions conflicts with their own conscience