Social Psychology: Obedience and Agency Theory Quiz

The agentic state involves an individual carrying out the orders of an authority figure by giving up their free will and doing what the authority figure asks of them by giving up responsibility for their own actions.

The moral strain in the agentic state is the symptoms of anxiety that develop, especially when obeying orders that result in harm.

The autonomous state is when our behavior is self-directed, and we are free to choose how to behave. We take responsibility for the consequences of our actions.

<p>Milgram's 1963 study showed that in the face of legitimate authority, people are highly likely to carry out orders despite experiencing high moral strain. This supports the agency theory's suggestion that people will give up their free will and obey those whom they perceive as authority figures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hofling et al's study in a hospital setting demonstrated a weakness of the agency theory, showing that individuals may not always give up their free will and obey authority figures, as the study staged situations where nurses were willing to disobey direct orders from doctors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coercive Power = ability to control others through punishments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Latane’s social impact theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Training can be given to soldiers in whistleblowing procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sources and targets</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Social impact → effect others (real / imagined) have on our behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>7 items of information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The beginning and end of a list is retained better than the middle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Temporary storage for verbal information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Over-simplified, as there are multiple short and long-term memory stores</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More than 90% of trigrams were forgotten when rehearsal was prevented after 18 seconds</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), long-term memory (LTM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Visual (picture), acoustic (sound), semantic (meaning)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Encoding</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capacity concerns how much information can be stored</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Duration refers to the period of time information can last in the memory stores</p> Signup and view all the answers