Social Psyhcology-Theories of Obedience
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- Social Psychology-Obedience Theories
- Agency Theory
- Two States
- Agentic State-acting as an agent for authority and not taking responsibility for your actions as they say it's not their choice
- People act in an agentic state as we're socialised to do so
- Autonomous State-acting as though you're in control of your actions and free to do as they please and therefore take responsibility for their actions
- Situation determines which state we act in
- Agentic State-acting as an agent for authority and not taking responsibility for your actions as they say it's not their choice
- Evaluation
- Milgram's Research
- Acts of war criminals-Adolph Eichmenn
- Can be used to manipulate people
- Ignores dispositional factors e.g. personality
- Two States
- Social Impact Theory-Latane
- Social Impact-the effects of a group on individual attitudes
- Evaluation
- Mathematical Equation-scientific
- Supported by Milgram's rebellious peers
- Doesn't specifically relate to obedience
- Obedience is a behaviour by someone in response to an individual, not the influence of groups
- I=f(SIN)
- Agency Theory
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