Social Influence-Explanations For Obedience

Question 1

Legitimacy of authoriity

Answer 1

LoA ppl more likely obey who perceived have authority over em.justified by position of power in social hierarchy made by society.e.g.obliged cus respect their credentials.

Question 2

Outline agentic state

Answer 2

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 3

Refer to stem-explain LoA,AS relation to it,then milgram supporting evidence for LoA.

Answer 3

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 4

Supporting evidence for AS Hofling

Answer 4

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 5

AS or just cruel?

Answer 5

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.