social psychological factors

Question 1

what is the agentic state

Answer 1

more likely to obey if we can shift responsibility away from us, the individual feels no personal responsibility for their behaviour as they believe they are acting on behalf of an authority figure

Question 2

what is legitimacy of authority

Answer 2

authority is legitimate when it is agreed and accepted by society.

Question 3

what is the agent

Answer 3

someone who acts for or in place of another- feels powerless to disobey

Question 4

what is the autonomous state

Answer 4

individual feels free to behave according to their own principles

Question 5

what is agentic shift

Answer 5

the shift from authority to agency, happens when there is a figure of authority

Question 6

what are binding factors

Answer 6

aspects of the situation that allow the person to ignore the damaging effect of their behaviour (shifting responsibility to someone else)

Question 7

what can legitimacy of authority cause

Answer 7

leads to some people having the ability to punish others which can lead to destructive authority. people will act in an agentic state when there is a legitimate authority