David was preparing dishes in a busy restaurant kitchen when an environmental health inspector, wearing an official high-visibility jacket with a badge and carrying a clipboard, approached his workstation. The inspector commanded him to immediately dispose of a high-value batch of seafood and sign a food safety order.
Using your knowledge of the psychology of obedience, identify two situational factors from this scenario that could lead to David complying with the inspector's commands.
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.