Agency Theory evaluation

Pregunta	Respuesta
Year of Blass?	1996
What did they do/ find?	showed ppts an edited film of Milgram's study and questioned them on who was responsible - ppts attributed blame to Milgram (they're in agentic state - supports)
Application of Agency Theory?	theory explains a wide range of social behaviours from why peaceful people go to war to how we behave at school
Evidence from Milgram's study	A lot of ppts showed stress e.g. nervous laughing fit, putting their head in their hands, sweating, smoking etc. - evidence of moral strain
What does Agency theory ignore?	ignores individual differences in obedience and ignores the ability of leaders to command obedience - reductionist
What have other studies shown?	obedience is more to do with the leader than the subordinate - reductionist

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