While volunteering at an active archaeological excavation site, David was approached by the project director, Dr. Marcus. Dr. Marcus, who was wearing a white lab coat with an official university emblem and carrying a digital tablet containing safety protocols, walked directly up to David and ordered him to immediately stop excavating and hand over his tools.
From your understanding of social influence, identify two situational factors in this scenario that could lead to David obeying Dr. Marcus's command.
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.