One of the key factors that contributed to the destructive obedience seen in Stanley Milgram's original experiment was that the subjects arrived at the lab with the mental expectation that they would obey the person in charge.

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Milgram recruited participants who were initially told that they were taking part in a study on memory and learning. However, upon arrival, they were introduced to the authority figure (the experimenter) who explained that they would need to administer electric shocks to another participant if they answered questions incorrectly. This introduction of the authority figure and their instructions on the shock administration established the expectation of obedience in the participants.

One of the Key Factors That Contributed to the Destructive