Explanations for Obedience

Question	Answer
Agentic State	- Shifting one's responsibility onto someone else (Agentic shift) - The individual sees themselves as an agent for carrying out another person's wishes - A reason for the agentic state is to maintain a positive self-image and be guilt free
Evaluation	Loss of personal control > Fennis and Aarts (2012) - not confined to obedience to authority. If an individual feels less in control of their actions, and are more likely to accept external sources of control
Legitimacy of Authority	- A person who is believed to be in a position of social control within a situation
Evaluation	Real life obedience > Legitimacy can serve as the basis for justifying the harming of others Obedience in the Cockpit > Tarnow (2000) - studied data from the US National Transportation Safety Board review of accidents between 1978 and 1990 - Dependence of the Captain's expertise and authority

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