The Tendency to Submit to Those with Greater Status Than

question 122

Multiple Choice

The tendency to submit to those with greater status than oneself and to denigrate those with less status than oneself is known as

• A) narcissism.
• B) authoritarianism.
• C) social dominance.
• D) hierarchy-proneness.

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