A social psychologist investigated factors affecting obedience. The table below shows the percentages of participants who complied with three different requests made by an experimenter under two conditions: wearing an official security uniform, and wearing casual clothing (jeans and a t-shirt).
| Request | Official security uniform | Casual clothing |
|---|---|---|
| Complete a 15-minute unpaid survey about personal spending habits | 76% | 38% |
| Allow the experimenter to search their personal backpack | 55% | 15% |
| Pick up a dropped pen and hand it back to a passerby | 98% | 97% |
What do these results suggest about obedience?
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