Social Influence - Obedience

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  • Created on: 18-01-17 20:20
What is the Agentic State?
A theory which says that people are more likely to obey an authority if they believe that the authority will take responsibility for their actions.
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Explain Legiticmacy of Authority Figure
An individual is more likely to obey others if they view their authority as morally right/legally based.
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What situational factors could affect the rate of obedience?
Autority figure wearing a uniform, status of location, proximity of authority figure,
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Explain the dispositional explanation: Authoriatrian Personality
Adorno felt that dispositional factors (personality) rather than situational (environmental) factors could explain obedience and proposed the theory of an authoritarian personality.
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An individual is more likely to obey others if they view their authority as morally right/legally based.

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Explain Legiticmacy of Authority Figure

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Autority figure wearing a uniform, status of location, proximity of authority figure,

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Adorno felt that dispositional factors (personality) rather than situational (environmental) factors could explain obedience and proposed the theory of an authoritarian personality.

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