Evaluation of Legitimacy of Authority

Question 1

what variables make an authority figure seem more legitimate

Answer 1

uniform
location

Question 2

give an example of supporting research for uniform increasing legitimacy of authority

Answer 2

Milgram
- when the experimenter was dressed in a lab coat, obedience was at 65%
- when experimenter was in normal clothes, obedience was at 20%

Question 3

give an example of supporting research for location increasing legitimacy of authority

Answer 3

Milgram
- obedience was higher at Yale than the rundown office

Question 4

what is supporting evidence for a limitation of legitimacy of authority explanation

Answer 4

Milgram
- ignores individual variables
> the theory states that everyone would obey