social impact theory

• sin multiplication can have an effect on the target more targets then sources or vice versa
• divison of impact to be number of targets that can be influenced by the amopunt of sources e.g one source has less impact on various targets
• What does the theory help explain regarding obedience?

  Factors important in explaining obedience
• Who has more status, police or community support officers?

  Police
• How does the number of sources affect their importance?

  Lower number of sources may increase importance
• How might this theory be applied in a classroom setting?

  Senior teacher involvement may increase compliance
• What might students be more likely to do if a senior teacher gets involved?

  Students may be more likely to comply
• What is a potential application of the theory in education?

  Influencing student compliance through senior teachers
• What does the theory in the evaluation allow us to measure?

  Factors important in obedience
• What is a limitation of the theory regarding authority persistence?

  It does not explain individual differences
• What important aspect does the theory ignore about individuals?

  Our nature and individual differences
• What is a key shortcoming of the obedience theory?

  It does not explain persistence to authority
• How does agency theory relate to the Nazi death camp soldier hypothesis?

  It involves moral strain against their conscience
• What does social impact theory suggest about authority figures?

  They do not cause moral strain with acceptable tasks
• What is a key characteristic of the tasks in social impact theory?

  They are perfectly acceptable
• Why is the application of theories in this context considered contentious?

  Because the best theory to apply is debated
• What is the main focus of agency theory?

  Moral strain in decision-making
• What is the relationship between moral strain and authority in social impact theory?

  Authority does not cause moral strain with acceptable tasks
• In what scenario might agency theory be more applicable than social impact theory?

  When decisions conflict with personal conscience