Agentic state - AO3

• Strength: Research support

  What? Milgram's studies support agentic state

  Who? Milgram - When experimenter takes blame, participants continued

  Why? Participants acted as the Experimenter's agent
• Limitation: Limited application

  What? Doesn't explain many findings about obedience

  Who? Rank and Jacobson - nurses remained autonomous, despite doctor being authority figure

  Why? Only accounts for some situations of obedience