The tendency to do what powerful people tell us to do simply because they tell us to do it is known as:
A)persuasion.
B)the self-fulfilling prophecy.
C)conformity.
D)obedience.

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Obedience refers to our tendency to comply with the orders or instructions of those in authority without questioning their legitimacy or rationale. This behavior can be observed in a wide range of settings, from the military and law enforcement to schools and workplaces. One of the most famous experiments on obedience was conducted by Stanley Milgram, who showed that ordinary people could be led to administer what they believed were painful and potentially lethal electric shocks to strangers simply because an authority figure instructed them to do so.

The Tendency to Do What Powerful People Tell Us to Do