Flashcards
Agency Theory evaluation
Cards in this deck (6)
- 1Year of Blass?1996
- 2What 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)
- 3Application of Agency Theory?theory explains a wide range of social behaviours from why peaceful people go to war to how we behave at school
- 4Evidence from Milgram's studyA lot of ppts showed stress e.g. nervous laughing fit, putting their head in their hands, sweating, smoking etc. - evidence of moral strain
- 5What does Agency theory ignore?ignores individual differences in obedience and ignores the ability of leaders to command obedience - reductionist
- 6What have other studies shown?obedience is more to do with the leader than the subordinate - reductionist