Why Do People Obey?

The paper should explain how psychologists have measured obedience under laboratory conditions, explaining why and whom people obey. Milgram’s famous obedience to authority experiments should be referenced, along with other and more recent work involving field studies. These methods – and their ethical considerations – should be compared and discussed in-depth, in particular with regards to Zimbardo’s notorious Stanford Prison Study experiment and Milgram’s famous obedience to authority experiments. Lastly, factors affecting obedience should be discussed with coverage revolving around the situational factors, such as legitimate authority, responsibility, graduated commitment and personality factors.