Tobias is an assistant at a high-security research facility.
In the first instance, the lead scientist is standing right beside Tobias in the lab and tells him to override an active warning alarm on a piece of machinery. Tobias feels highly uncomfortable but immediately presses the override button.
In the second instance, the lead scientist is off-site and calls Tobias on the facility's landline, instructing him to override a similar warning alarm. Tobias refuses to do so and instead shuts down the machinery.
Describe how Milgram's research into obedience could account for Tobias's behaviour.
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.