Agency Theory of Obedience (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What did Milgram aim to investigate with his obedience studies?
What did Milgram aim to investigate with his obedience studies?
Whether ordinary people could be told to harm
How did Hannah Arendt describe Nazi lieutenant Adolf Eichmann?
How did Hannah Arendt describe Nazi lieutenant Adolf Eichmann?
An uninspired official, mild-mannered
Why did hierarchical social organisation develop according to Milgram?
Why did hierarchical social organisation develop according to Milgram?
Through evolution for survival purposes
What is the agentic state?
What is the agentic state?
Seeing self as agent for authority figure
What is moral strain?
What is moral strain?
Anxiety from doing something against morals
How is moral strain relieved in agency theory?
How is moral strain relieved in agency theory?
Displacing responsibility onto authority
What percentage obeyed in Milgram's first obedience experiment?
What percentage obeyed in Milgram's first obedience experiment?
65 per cent
In Hofling et al.'s hospital study, how many nurses obeyed the stooge doctor's orders?
In Hofling et al.'s hospital study, how many nurses obeyed the stooge doctor's orders?
21 out of 22
What did Lt. Calley claim in his court martial after the My Lai massacre?
What did Lt. Calley claim in his court martial after the My Lai massacre?
Just following orders
What is a key weakness of agency theory?
What is a key weakness of agency theory?
Doesn't explain individual differences