Authority
When faced with an authority figure mere conformity can be transformed into obedience. Milgram's studies of obedience show that people will administer dangerous electric shocks if told to by a white-coated authority figure. People don't always blindly follow authority figures though, studies show a huge range in obedience, from 12% to 92% depending on the social context (Smith & Bond, 1993).
The abuse of people's deference to authority figures is central to the psychology of scams.
权威
当面对权威人物时，仅仅的从众心理将会转变为服从。Milgram对服从的研究显示，被一个位高权重的人训话时，人们将控制自身的不情愿。虽然人们不会盲目跟随权威人物，研究显示了大范围的服从，根据社会地位不同范围从12%到92%不等。