Authority Bias: Lessons from the Milgram Obedience Experiment

  The authority bias is a cognitive bias that makes people predisposed to believe, support, and obey those that they perceive as authority figures. Most notably, the authority bias is associated with people’s tendency to obey the orders of someone that they perceive as an authority figure, even when they believe that there’s something wrong … Continue reading Authority Bias: Lessons from the Milgram Obedience Experiment