187. Robert Cialdini — Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
The Michael Shermer Show
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Obedience to Authority
"I trust the institution of science as a kind of is a social proof that institutions of a democracy are we should trust them, unless they're obviously breaking down," he says. "And here i am at yale university, one of the chances that, ah, you know, this. Guys are going to actually die if i give am electric shock." 'Maybe it's not obedience to authority, but maybe it's also in a kind of social validation that i trust this system'
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