Sarah was working late in her office when a fire warden wearing a high-visibility jacket and carrying an official clipboard entered her room. The warden ordered her to immediately leave her personal belongings behind and evacuate through a specific emergency exit.
From your understanding of the psychology of obedience, identify two features of this situation that could lead to Sarah being obedient.
171 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Theories of obedience, Research into obedience (Milgram variations), Factors affecting obedience and dissent, Explanations and research into prejudice, Factors affecting prejudice, Individual differences in obedience/prejudice, and Developmental psychology in obedience/prejudice. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.