Stanley Milgram's experiment showed that people are likely to follow the directions not only of legitimate authority figures,but of ordinary individuals as well.

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Stanley Milgram's experiment, conducted in the 1960s, showed that people are highly likely to follow the directions not only of legitimate authority figures but also of regular individuals. The experiment involved participants who believed they were delivering electric shocks to another person (who was actually an actor and not actually being shocked) as part of a "learning" experiment. Milgram found that even when participants heard the "learner" screaming and begging them to stop, they would continue delivering shocks when instructed to do so by a researcher in a lab coat. This demonstrated the power of obedience to authority, even in seemingly immoral situations.

Stanley Milgram's Experiment Showed That People Are Likely to Follow