FIGURE 7.8
Factors affecting obedience
Distance and legitimacy are two important factors that influence obedience. When the “teacher” is more removed from the “learner,” the rate of obedience is higher. When the experimenter is more removed from the teacher, the rate of obedience is lower. When the authority is seen as more legitimate, the rate of obedience is higher.
Factors affecting obedience
Distance and legitimacy are two important factors that influence obedience. When the “teacher” is more removed from the “learner,” the rate of obedience is higher. When the experimenter is more removed from the teacher, the rate of obedience is lower. When the authority is seen as more legitimate, the rate of obedience is higher.
[Data from Milgram (1974).]