A commanding officer gives a soldier an order that he knows the soldier would rather not obey. According to the findings of the Milgram obedience experiments, what should the officer do to increase the likelihood of obedience?

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Ralph Blake

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24 September, 09:22

A commanding officer gives a soldier an order that he knows the soldier would rather not obey. According to the findings of the Milgram obedience experiments, what should the officer do to increase the likelihood of obedience?

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Jayden Leonard · Answer 1

Answer: The officer should stay in the presence of the soldier until the order has been obeyed

Explanation: Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University carried out one of the most famous studies of obedience in psychology. He concluded that

ordinary people are likely to follow orders given by an authority figure, even to the extent of killing an innocent human being. Individuals tend to obey orders from other people if they recognize their authority as morally right and/or legally based.

Milgram also found that obedience levels were maintained if the person giving the order wore a type of uniform and the person themselves remained constant so to achieve obedience according to Milgram's study, the commanding officer should stay in the presence of the soldier.