Situational Explanations for Obedience Flashcards
1
Q
what are the situational explanations of obedience?
A
- legitimacy of authority
- agentic state
2
Q
what is the autonomous state?
A
- when we are independent and free
- we are free to behave according to our own principle and feel a sense of responsibility for their own actions
3
Q
what is the shift called from the autonomous state to the agentic state?
A
the agentic shift
4
Q
who proposed the situational explanations of obedience?
A
- Milgram
5
Q
what is the agentic state?
A
- occurs when a person perceives someone else as an authority figure
- we no longer feel responsible for our own actions
6
Q
when does the authority figure have the greatest power?
A
higher position in the social hierachy
7
Q
what are binding factors?
A
aspects of the situation that allow a person to ignore or minimise the damaging effect of their behaviour and thus reduce the moral strain that they are feeling
8
Q
why do people remind in an agentic state?
A
binding factors
