Social and psychological factors in obedience

What term is used to describe the mental condition where individuals feel no personal responsibility for their actions because they believe they are acting on behalf of an authority figure?

• Autonomous state

• Agentic state

• Legitimacy of authority

• Situational variables

Which of the following is an example of a "binding factor" that allows individuals to remain in the agentic state?

• Recognising authority

• Victim-blaming

• Socialisation

• Wearing a uniform

What is a prerequisite for the agentic shift to occur?

• Presence of a uniform

• A legitimate authority figure

• Proximity to authority

• External situational factors

What does the legitimacy of authority explanation suggest about obedience?

• It is based on personal morals

• It is influenced by external situational factors

• It is rooted in societal hierarchies and perceptions of authority figures

• It is a result of individual differences

Which historical figure is an example of destructive authority?

• Albert Einstein

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Mahatma Gandhi

What is the opposite of the agentic state, where individuals act according to their own principles?

• Autonomous state

• Legitimacy of authority

• Situational variables

• Social influence

In Milgram’s research, what did participants frequently ask about during the experiment?

• The legitimacy of the experiment

• Who would be responsible for any harm caused

• The qualifications of the authority figure

• The purpose of the experiment

Which study is mentioned as evidence against the agentic state explanation, where individuals acted autonomously?

• Rank and Jacobson’s study

• Milgram’s study

• German Reserve Battalion during World War II

• Aviation accident studies

What is a common signal of authority?

• Proximity

• Uniforms

• Location

• Socialisation

Which factor is suggested to play a significant role in obedience, aside from authority figures?

• Social hierarchies

• Individual differences

• Situational variables

• Binding factors