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When approached by someone dressed as a civilian or a guard diven a simple instruction:
We are more likely to liste to authority figures, such as someone in uniform
See the full study here :
Bickman, L. (1974). The social power of a uniform 1. Journal of applied social psychology, 4(1), 47-61, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1974.tb02599.x