When a Person Performs an Action Simply Because an Authority

question 90

Multiple Choice

When a person performs an action simply because an authority figure has given an order, the term that describes the behaviour is

• A) compliance.
• B) obedience.
• C) conformity.
• D) foot-in-the-door.

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Definitions:

Environment

Relates to the natural world and the surrounding conditions in which an individual, animal, or plant lives or operates.

Sundown Towns

Towns or communities in the United States that practiced racial segregation by excluding nonwhites through local laws, intimidation, or violence, particularly after sunset.

Jim Crow Towns

Municipalities in the United States where laws and customs rigidly enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

"Whites Only" Signs

Historical markers of segregation, especially in the United States, designating spaces and services exclusively for white individuals, exemplifying institutional racism.