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What is the agentic state?

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when people follow an authority figure’s wishes

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What is the autonomous state?

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when an individual acts according to their own wishes

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What happens to an individual in an agentic state?

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they may loose their individuality, go again’st their own moral code and become de-individuated

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Legitimacy of authority?

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obedient individuals accept the power and status of authority figures

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Agentic state - what did Milgram 1963 report?

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Participants were under moral strain but continued to obey - suggest they were in an agentic state

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Agentic state - what did Milgram 1974 report?

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When confederate wasn’t in same room as teacher, but gave orders via telephone, obedience declined from 62.5% to 20.5% - suggest participants in autonomous state

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Legitimacy of authority - what did Milgram 1963 report?

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Some participants ignored learners distress but instead followed the procedure, recognising legitimate authority of researcher