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/ in placed of another authority fig-agent.
Feel powerless to disobey when realise what they’re doing is wrong

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

Autonomy= free or independent, behave according to own principles n responsible

Question 2

Social ingluence
Agentic state
Further support -hoffling

Answer 2

22 nurses asked to administer double dose drug had never heard of to patient (max dose stated on bottle)
Order made by doc had never met
21/22 fetched medication
Even though not aloud with doc signature

Question 3

Social ingluence
Agentic state
Research support

Answer 3

Most participants resisted giving shocks at some point n often asked experimenter qs like who is responsible if MR Wallace is harmed ?
When experimenter responded “I am responsibel” participants went through with it with no further qs

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.

Question 5

Social influence agentic state
Binding factors

Answer 5

Milgram observed many of his participants n said they wanted to stop but felt powerless to do so
Factors like aspects that allow participants to ignore or stop damaging effect of behaviour to reduce moral strain they feel
Eg shifting responsibility or deny they did damage
Also shift on another (he was foolish to volunteer)

Question 6

Social influence
Agentic state
March scheme outline answer 3marks

Answer 6

When. Person acts on behalf of authority fig /person of higher status
Actor feels no personal responsibility /does not feel guilty for actions
Opposite of autonomous state in which people act according to own principles

Question 7

Social influence agentic state
Hoffling counter argue

Answer 7

Another study replicated it
16 out of 18 nurses disobeyed orders from Doc to administer excess drug. Doc obvious authority figure but nearly all nurses autonomous