Created by Ella Middlemiss
over 7 years ago
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Question | Answer |
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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