Agency Theory

Question 1

Autonomous state

Answer 1

Self governing
In control of one’s decisions

Question 2

If you are in the autonomous state what are you most likely to do to an order

Answer 2

Disobey

Question 3

Moral strain

Answer 3

People become uncomfortable with their behaviour because they feel it is wrong and goes against their values

Question 4

Agentic state

Answer 4

Person allows someone else to direct their behaviour and they diffuse responsibility onto that person so they believe they no longer are to blame

Question 5

When in the agentic shift what will that participant do when being asked to do something even if they disagree with it morally

Answer 5

They will obey

Question 6

Examples in milgram where moral strain was showed

Answer 6

Asking the experimenter if the electric shocks were safe and asking if they have to continue
Sweating and nervousness

Question 7

Example from Milgram’s study that shows participants were in agentic state

Answer 7

65% administered full 450V as a result of following orders from authoritary figure

Question 8

What real life example shows agentic state

Answer 8

WW2 Nazi solider skilled many under Hitler’s leadership
Claimed they were just following orders
Diffuses blame to leader

Question 9

Milgram example of diffusion of responsibility

Answer 9

Prods from authoritary figure in lab coat made the teachers feel they were no longer at blame as they believed they didn’t have a choice to stop