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Rank & Jacobson (1977) a fake doctor asks a real nurse (particpant) to administer a doseage of Valium 3 times the recommended amount.
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| Hello, I am Dr. Smith, I'm going to need you to deliver triple the dosage of Valium to my main patient because I'm not at the hospital yet, and I will need the effects to kick before I arrive | |
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| Hmm... But that amount of dosage could possibly be fatal to the patient... Should I reall do this? | |
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The nurse (participant) speaks to other nurses about the situation because if they proceed she will be breaking several rules.
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| What do I do? The dosage I was told to deliver is too dangerous to deliver to a patient the risk is too high | |
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| I shouldn't have to tell you how to do your job, do the right thing | |
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Only 2 of 18 nurses proceeded to prepare the Valium. This suggested that social support can reduce the tendency to be obedient to authority.
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| I've decided I'm not doing it, your an idiot of a doctor, and I don't want to lose my job or hurt anyone | |
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