ts. Every subject proceeded past the predicted break point, and not one subject stopped before 300 volts. Sixty-five percent of subjects were obedient, proceeding to 450 volts. Many subjects proceeded showing signs of great stress . Many of the subjects displayed relief once the final shock was delivered. Of the disobedient subjects, they often displayed highly agitated, distressed and angry behaviour. Some could not articulate their refusal .
             Milgram hypothesised that an 'agentic¡ state occurs, here a subject no longer feels responsible for their actions. They feel they are merely there to perform the will of the authority. He made this agentic state the centre of his explanation for the results observed. He endeavoured to answer three questions. What conditions cause a person to shift to the agentic state? Once in this state, what behavioural and psychological characteristics are changed? Finally, what acts to keep a person in this state?
             Milgram acknowledges that societies condition individuals to have deference to
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