Agency Theory
- Created by: Claire McMillan
- Created on: 21-05-13 14:12
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- Agency Theory
- AO1
- By Milgram
- people are in one of two psychological states
- Autonomous-people make their descisions based on their own ideas, beliefs and experiences accoring to free will and morals
- Agentic state-where we ignore our morals and free will to obey orders from an authority figure, 'for the good of the group'
- this can produce ''moral strain', when going against our morals which is resolved when we put the blame and repsonsibility onto the authority giving the orders.
- this diffusion of responsibilty causes us to no longer moniter our own behaviour
- this can produce ''moral strain', when going against our morals which is resolved when we put the blame and repsonsibility onto the authority giving the orders.
- you have to believe that the person giving orders has legitimate authority over them, or they will not obey
- AO2
- BICKMAN 974
- found the obedience rate was 80% when the stooge was in a guard uniform. Only 40% when he wasnt in a guard uniform
- BUSHMAN 1984
- found that when a stooge wearing a fireman's uniform was obeyed more than when in civilian dress
- explains why some people obey orders to the extent of harming or killing others, explains real events such as the Holocaust
- Doesnt explain why some people don't obey orders
- doesnt explain why charasmatic people become the authority giving the orders
- no or little evidence that an 'agentic shift' occurs, and the processes involved in the agentic shift are not clear
- supported by Milgram 1963 and Hofling et al in 1966
- BICKMAN 974
- AO1
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