In his famous obedience experiments Milgram found that few people were willing to shock someone they didn't know, but the levels of shock subjects administered increased substantially when the individuals being punished were people with power over them (i.e., their teachers or bosses)

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Milgram's obedience experiments primarily demonstrated that a significant majority of participants were willing to administer increasingly severe electric shocks to a stranger when instructed by an authority figure, regardless of the victim's status or power over them. The experiments did not specifically focus on the relationship between the participants and the individuals being shocked in terms of power dynamics such as teachers or bosses.

In His Famous Obedience Experiments Milgram Found That Few People