obedience key terms

Question 1

define ‘dissent’ (3 marks)

Answer 1

• when a person expresses disagreement with the cause of the action, given by an authority figure
• it is the first step to disobedience, testing the true extent of the authority figure
• it can also become part of moral strain

Question 2

define ‘ disobedience’ (3 marks)

Answer 2

• the act of not obeying a command
• it’s a juvenile desire to resist a command, usually because an individual simply does not want to obey the authority figure

Question 3

define ‘moral strain’ (3 marks)

Answer 3

• a state of mental discomfort and anxiety when our own morality disagrees with our actions
• usually happens when we become the agent to an authority figure
• we may use defence mechanisms such as denial and avoidance to deal with the emotional conflict

Question 4

define ‘independent behaviour’

Answer 4

a term psychologists use to describe behaviour that seems not to be influenced by other people