Obedience Research Paper
who seek to change the situation or the perception of an event to their advantage. Modern day protesters are usually ill-informed and lack any decent argument for their "cause". Some may choose to conform to avoid confrontations and troubles. Obedience will always be more popular than independent, deliberative thought. Thought requires effort. Obedience only requires the suppression of whatever individuality one feels until, by habit, one's opinions automatically conforms. The system rewards conformity, and punishes defiance. Over time, most people will choose the behavior that rewards them over that which punishes them. Of course, all social progress is based on the idea that someone, somewhere, is thinking independently, and will come up