obedience: situational explanations ao1 Flashcards

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2 explanations of obedience

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  • agentic state
  • legitimacy of authority
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Explain legitimacy of authority

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Suggests that we are more likely to obey people who we perceive to have authority over us. Authority is perceived to be legimate due to their place in the social hierarchy.

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An authority figure is deemed legitmage when …

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It’s agreed Upon in society

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We learn acceptance of legitimacy of authority ..

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Learnt from childhood
From parents .. teachers .. adults generally

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Issue w legitimacy of authority

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Destructive authority

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Explain destructive authority

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Ppl (eg hitler) use legitimate authority for destructive reasons
Ordering ppl to behave in dangerous and cruel ways

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Explain the agentic state

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Mental state where we feel no personal responsibility for our behaviour bc we are acting on behalf of an authority figure (an agent )

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What is an agent

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Someone who acts in place or for another
They aren’t unfeeling they experience high moral strain
They realise what they are doing is wrong but feel powerless to disobey

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Explain autonomous state

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When a person behaves according to their own free will and principles
They feel a sense of responsibility for their actions due to freedom

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Opposite of agentic state

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Autonomous state

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How to go from autonomous to an agentic state

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Agentic shift

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Explain agentic shift

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Occurs when a person perceives someone else as an legitimate authority figure
higher up in social hierarchy thus more power

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Why do ppl stay in their agentic state

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Binding factors

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How did milgram come about the concept of binding factors

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Observed ppts wanted to stop but seemed powerless

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Describe binding factors

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Aspects of the situation that allow someone to ignore or minimise damaging effects of behaviour and thus reducing moral strain they feel

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Describe binding factors

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Aspects of the situation that allow someone to ignore or minimise damaging effects of behaviour and thus reducing moral strain they feel

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Examples of binding factors

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Victim blaming
Denial
Shifting responsibility