Social Influence: - Social-Psychological Factors (Obedience)

Question 1

Outline the Social-Psychological Factors of Obedience

Answer 1

• Agentic State

- Legitimacy of Authority

Question 2

Outline The Agentic State

Answer 2

• Agentic shift
• Autonomous state
• Binding factors

Question 3

Outline Legitimacy of Authority

Answer 3

• Legitimacy of authority

- destructive authority

Question 4

Define Agentic state

Answer 4

a mental state where we no longer feel responsible for our behaviour as we believe we are acting as an agent for an authority figure

Question 5

Define Legitimacy of authority

Answer 5

An explanation for obedience which suggests we’re more likely to obey those who we perceive to have authority over us

Question 6

The Autonomous state is

Answer 6

the opposite of agent state (responsibility for our own actions)
we experience agentic shift

Question 7

binding factors are…

Answer 7

The reason an individual remains in the agent state

Aspects of the situation that allow person to ignore or minimise damage of their behaviour

Question 8

Consequence of legitimacy of authority is…

Answer 8

destructive authority

use powers ordering people to behave in cruel and dangerous ways

Question 9

Evaluation of agent state:

Answer 9

+ Research Support (Schmitt)

- Limited explanation

Question 10

Evaluation of agent state:

+ Research support

Answer 10

Schmitt
Showed film of milligrams study to pps
Pps said experimenter was responsible

Question 11

Evaluation of agent state:

- Limited explanation

Answer 11

Doesn’t explain why some people don’t obey