Obedience to Authority

In our daily lives we come across orders, directions, rules, commands, instructions what is it that makes us obey or disobey them? Obedience is defined as a is a form of social influence where an individual acts in response to a direct order from another individual, who is usually an authority figure. It is assumed that without such an order the person would not have acted in this way. When it comes to a person being an authority figure what makes an individual obey them more so then say if it was just a friend or your sibling asking you to do something? I feel many tend to obey authority figures more so out of fear, and the consequences they could face.