evaluation of agency theory
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- Created on: 27-10-20 11:17
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- evaluation of agency theory
- supporting evidence
- 1a) milgrams research
- in 1963 found that 100% of ppt would administer shock of 300v to a confederate as a punishment who made a mistake on a word task. found 65% would go to 450 v
- in terms of agency theory - this clearly supports milligrams suggestion that in the face of a legitimate authority figure, people are likely to carry out orders, deposit high level of moral strain
- in 1963 found that 100% of ppt would administer shock of 300v to a confederate as a punishment who made a mistake on a word task. found 65% would go to 450 v
- 1b) hofling et al 1966
- 22 nurses (hospital) instructed to give patient unfamiliar drug, order was given over phone by an unfamiliar doctor
- results: 21/22 administered drug, they broke rules of following order over phone and administeringunfamiliar drug
- this shows that legitimate authority figures still exert influence over phone
- results: 21/22 administered drug, they broke rules of following order over phone and administeringunfamiliar drug
- 22 nurses (hospital) instructed to give patient unfamiliar drug, order was given over phone by an unfamiliar doctor
- applictaion to the military
- milgram maintained that when bonding factors outweigh moral strain- disobedience followed
- the military devise and use strategies to reduce moral strain to ensure soldiers follow orders
- shows that authority figure communication can minimise moral strain - ensuring solider reminds in agentic state even when ordered top torture
- milgram maintained that when bonding factors outweigh moral strain- disobedience followed
- 1a) milgrams research
- refuting evidence
- Gina Perry 2012
- questioned the internal validity of the experiment.
- said that ppt could see through deception.
- when looking through archives at Yale, found evidence that ppt knew shocks weren't real. new =evidence + 60% disobeyed experimenter
- said that ppt could see through deception.
- questioned the internal validity of the experiment.
- Rank and Jacobsen 1977
- a weakness of the theory = agentic shift isn't inevitable
- did a study with nurse found 16/18 nurses failed to obey doctor who told to give overdose of valium
- doctor = legitimate source of authority.
- nurses = remained autonomous
- nurses considered themselves responsible
- study took place in natural environment-more applicable to real life studies
- did a study with nurse found 16/18 nurses failed to obey doctor who told to give overdose of valium
- a weakness of the theory = agentic shift isn't inevitable
- social identity theory ; an alternative theory to obedience
- reicher et al 2012
- explained obedience using concept of ' engaged followership
- suggested that people obey leaders who are seen as part of their 'social group' therefore followers 'identify'; with their leader
- disobedience can be explained by this because disobedience = failure to identify with leader
- suggested that people obey leaders who are seen as part of their 'social group' therefore followers 'identify'; with their leader
- this offers better explanation to why/when people disobey- something AT lacks
- explained obedience using concept of ' engaged followership
- reicher et al 2012
- Gina Perry 2012
- supporting evidence
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