1.7: The external explanation

Question 1

In a hospital, you are very likely to obey a nurse. However, if you meet her outside the hospital, for example in a shop, you are much less likely to obey. Using your knowledge of how people resist pressures to obey, identify two reasons why you are less likely to obey the nurse outside the hospital (2 marks)

Answer 1

Two reasons why you are less likely to obey the nurse outside the hospital are because:

1. You don’t accept that the person giving the order has legitimate authority
2. You question the motives of the person giving the order