Obedience Flashcards
1
Q
What is the agentic state?
A
When someone feels they have to obey to orders issued by an authority figure, they give up their responsibility of actions
2
Q
What is legitimacy of authority?
A
The right of an authority figure to have power and control over others
3
Q
When do people enter the agentic state?
A
When following orders from authority and if they are seen as legitimacy authority
4
Q
What is the role of the agentic state in obedience?
A
In Milgram’s electric shock study, Milgram proposed the reason people obeyed was due to the agentic state
5
Q
What is the autonomous state?
A
When people take responsibility for their actions
6
Q
How does legitimacy of authority affect obedience?
A
It is said obedience is a response to the legitimacy of person in power
