"The Lucifer Effect" gets more and more interesting as I read along. Situational power was verified in some simple experiments. Just to name a few that are rally scary:
A group of college students were explained the benefit of eliminating those genetically "unfit" human by a fake authorative administration. The result was astonishing, very high percentage agree it is OK and some even agree it is fine supposed those to be eliminated are their family members.
Another experiment started with a rigid classroom rules that had to be obeyed without question. All answers have to be replied in maximum 3 words, preceeded by "Sir". The dynamic changed and intellegent students lost their prominence, becoming less verbal, physically assertive ones took over. They shout slogans "strength by community/displine" in unison. The students were told that they were selected as the hope of changing/save the politics/country, "the third wave". Soon the 20 student group swell into couple hundred. When these true believers gathered in the auditorium, the teacher showed them the film of the Nuremberg rally, these high school students were behaving exactly the same as "the Third Reich".
Situational power and social dynamic are not to be taken easy.
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