social influence

• what is the agentic state


  a person does not see themselves as responsible for their actions but attributes blame to an authority figure
• what is a person before agentic state

  autonomous
• how is an individual kept in the agentic state

  binding factors
• what is the autonomous state


  acting out of free will so take responsibility for actions
• what are the explanations for obedience

  proximity, location, uniform
• Milgrams shock experiment

  • 40 male american volunteers - £4.50 to take part
  • participants were ‘teachers’ and confederates, Mr Wallace ‘learners’
  • teachers shock learner everytime word is wrong from word list +15V
  • Milgram sat with a lab coat
  • 300v = 100%
  • 450v = 65%
  • under the right circumstances, people will obey orders from someone perceived as an authority figure.