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1
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we’re socialized to recognize the authority of people like

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parents
police officers
doctors
teachers

2
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people such as parents and doctors are

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legitimate authority - they’re given the right to tell us what to do

3
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people with legitimate authority are

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more likely to be obayed

4
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legitimate authority comes from having

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a defined social role which people respect usually because it implies knowledge or comes with legal power

5
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when Milgram re-ran his studies in some run-down offices

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obedience rates were lower

6
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Bickman (1974) conducted a

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field experiment

7
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Bickman date

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1974

8
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Bickman: researchers observed

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passers by to do something like pick up a piece of litter

9
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Bickman: they were dressed as either

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a guard
a milkman
business clothes

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Bickman: people were more likely to oby the

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guards uniform

11
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Bickman: people followed the guard because they believed he had

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legitimate authority