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WorksheetsMilgram's Agency Theory and Study Y12
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Milgram's agency theory is used to explain which social behaviour?
Conformity
Minority Influence
Bystander Behaviour
Obedience
Which best defines obedience?
when we comply to the orders of an authority figure
when we copy the behaviour of the majority in a group
when we change our behaviour to follow the minority in a group
Which TWO mental states did Milgram propose to affect whether or not we obey?
Agentic state
Fixed mindset
Coercive power
Autonomous state
In this state, we act according to our own free will.
State of agency
State of autonomy
In this state, we act as agents for the authority figure.
State of agency
State of autonomy
When we are in an agentic state, the responsibility and consequences of our actions is given to....
ourselves.
the authority figure.
Which TWO are true about moral strain?
We experience it only as adults after full cognitive development is complete
We feel it when we are pressured to do something that we think is morally wrong
It makes us anxious/ uncomfortable
It is related to authoritarian personalities
In which state are we more likely to dissent (not obey)?
State of agency
State of autonomy
True or False: We shift into an agentic state to relieve moral strain.
True
False
Choose the weaknesses of Milgram's Agency Theory.
The theory is supported by his experiment and Hofling et al.'s nurse experiment.
Other theories like social power theory can also explain obedience.
Real life reports from war veterans support the existence of the agentic state.
The mental states are hard to measure in an objective way
Milgram's study on obedience involved participants...
taking on the role of prisoner or guards in a fake prison.
saying whether the coloured squares were blue or green.
giving a fake electric shock to a confederate.
giving a real electric shock to a confederate.
Which variation of Milgram's experiment used female participants only?
Variation 7
Variation 8
Variation 10
Variation 13
Which variation of Milgram's experiment tested the effect of proximity by taking orders via telephone?
Variation 7
Variation 8
Variation 10
Variation 13
Which variation of Milgram's experiment tested the effect legitimacy with the authority figure wearing casual clothes (no lab coat)?
Variation 7
Variation 8
Variation 10
Variation 13
