Social Influence- Agentic State AsExplanation For Obedience

Question 1

Social ingluence
Agentic state as explanation gor obedience
Outline agentic state

Answer 1

AS mental state ,no responsible for actions.belive actig for authority fig-agent.

Shifting responsibility on somone else =from autonomous(responsibility)to agentic =agentic shift.

Question 2

Social ingluence
Agentic state as explanation gor obedience
Refer to stem-explain LoA,AS relation to it,then milgram supporting evidence for LoA.

Answer 2

Strength.Wore lab coat,65% 450.
In variation,when wore casual ,obedience drop to 20%.no uniform=no legitimate authority.obedience reduces.cus belive no credentials.shows valid explanation for obedience.

Question 3

Social ingluence
Agentic state as explanation gor obedience
Supporting evidence for AS Hofling

Answer 3

Strength.Supported by Hofling.22 nurses to give double dose drug they didn’t know to patient.made on phone by unknown doc..21/22 got drug.against rules without doc signature.
In Agentic State.dont belive there responsible. But attribute it to authority(Doc).agentic State valid with milgrams.

Question 4

Social ingluence
Agentic state as explanation gor obedience
AS or just cruel?

Answer 4

Limitation.other reasons y carry out cruel act.common belive that milgram detected signs of cruelty.used situation to show sadistic impulses.subsequetly given sustenance by Stanford prison exp.zimbDo.in few days guards changed rapid.inflicted cruelty on submissive prisoners.despite no authority.suggests some ppl,obedient behaviour due to desire to inflict pain.not valid.dont explain all.