A social psychologist investigated obedience. The table below shows the percentages of participants who complied with different requests made by a researcher in two different physical settings: a prestigious university laboratory and a run-down commercial office space.
| Request | Prestigious university laboratory | Run-down commercial office |
|---|---|---|
| Hand over their personal mobile phone for a 10-minute experiment | 70% | 42% |
| Complete a tedious 100-item spelling test | 85% | 58% |
| Hold open a fire door for a researcher carrying boxes | 95% | 95% |
What do these results suggest about obedience?
73 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Obedience. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.