Problem
I. Does the claim that an excessive desire to authority may cause people to act unethically ring true to you?
II. Can you think of a situation where you or someone you know went against authority and later regretted it?
III. Which is scarier-that Joe might not have the courage to stand up to a superior requesting unethical action because Joe doesn't want to lose this job, or that Joe might not even see the ethical issue because he is so intent upon pleasing the boss? Explain.
IV. How can people guard against suspending their own ethical judgment in order to unduly defer to authority?
V. How do you think that you would have acted, had you been one of the subjects of the experiment? Explain in detail.