Stanley Milgram's classic research on obedience demonstrated quite conclusively that blind obedience is more a product of dispositional personality characteristics than it is of the situational forces with which one is faced.

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Actually, Milgram's research suggested that situational forces could have a significant impact on obedience, as evidenced by the fact that obedience rates varied depending on factors such as the authority figure's proximity, the presence of dissenting voices, and the perceived legitimacy of the authority figure and their instructions. While dispositional factors undoubtedly played a role as well (e.g. participants' levels of empathy or authoritarianism), Milgram's work demonstrated that obedience is a complex phenomenon with both situational and dispositional determinants.

Stanley Milgram's Classic Research on Obedience Demonstrated Quite Conclusively That