Situational Explanation

Question 1

Situational attribution

Answer 1

Person behaviour caused by situation they are in

Question 2

Dispositinal

Answer 2

Reason for behaviour something about themselves

Question 3

Agentic state

Answer 3

Occur when person don’t take responsibility acting for someone else
Agent someone act for someone else

Question 4

Autonomous state

Answer 4

Person acting independently

Question 5

Agentic shift

Answer 5

Shift from autonomous to agency

Question 6

Binding factors

Answer 6

Aspect of situation allow a person ignore or minimise damaging affects their behaviour reduce moral strain they feel

Question 7

Strength of Agentic state

Answer 7

Milgram 65% went to 450 arguably cuz of Agentic shift
Variation of Milgram done should be half of teacher went up 92.5
Show power of shift responsibility act as agent support explanation for obedience

Question 8

Weakness of Agentic shift

Answer 8

Milgram claim people shift back and forth between autonomous fail to explain real world obedience

Question 9

Legitimacy of authority

Answer 9

Society’s structure hirearcal way people hold authority over rest
Authority they have legitimate agree by society have social power society function smoothly

Question 10

Strength of legitimacy of authority

Answer 10

Following instructions from experimenter pp recognition legitimate authority
Change location reduction LOA less likely trust experimenter

Question 11

Strength of legitimacy of authority

Answer 11

Research support
Bickeman study
Uniform add LOA increase obedience levels