Following Direct and Explicit Orders of a Person in Authority

question 155

Multiple Choice

Following direct and explicit orders of a person in authority is called __________.

• A) groupthink
• B) obedience
• C) prejudice
• D) deindividualization

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Definitions:

Psychological Diagnosis

The process by which a psychologist or psychiatrist evaluates an individual's mental health based on symptoms, behaviors, and sometimes psychological testing, to identify and describe a psychological problem or disorder.

Legal Term

A phrase or word that has a specific, established meaning within the legal system.

Insanity

Legally and psychiatry, it refers to a mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, conduct their affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior.

Diagnostic

Pertaining to the identification of the nature or cause of a health problem through examination of the symptoms.