Obedience Flashcards
1
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Obedience
A
Following orders or commands from people in authority.
2
Q
Authority
A
A level of status or power.
3
Q
Defiance
A
Resisting orders or commands from people in authority.
4
Q
Denial of Responsibility
A
Blaming actions on a higher authority rather than accepting blame oneself
5
Q
Setting
A
The physical environment in which something takes place.
6
Q
Culture
A
A way of life made up of a set of rules, standards and expectations.
7
Q
Consensus
A
When everybody agrees on something.
8
Q
Dispositional factors
A
Factors associated with an individual’s personality
9
Q
Authoritarian personality
A
A personality type which is prone to obedience.
10
Q
Applications
A
- Keeping order in prisons
- Keeping order in the armed forces
- Keeping order in schools
