Explanations Of Obedience- agentic state

Question 1

what did Milgram argue that people can make back and forth?

Answer 1

Agentic shift

Question 2

what is Agentic state?

Answer 2

-where the individual is acting on behalf of someone else
-they feel that they have diminished personal responsibility and therefore do not feel guilty about their actions because they are on behalf of others usually of higher status

Question 3

What is the autonomous state?

Answer 3

-The individual assumes full responsibility for their behaviours and actions
-An individual’s behaviour is guided by their values, beliefs and principles

Question 4

when may an agentic shift occur?

Answer 4

When a person is able to defuse responsibility for their actions, and to another person

Question 5

why are we more likely to obey when we believe that we are acting on behalf of the authority figure(agentic state)?

Answer 5

Because we see that authority figure as responsible for the behaviour and actions, including any potential consequences

Question 6

why are we more likely to be an instruction if we are in agentic state opposed to an autonomous state?

Answer 6

-because of the diffusion of responsibility

Question 7

what is the definition of agentic shift?

Answer 7

changing from an autonomous state to being in agentic state, i.e. Moving from taking personal responsibility for your actions to believing one is acting on behalf of the authority figure