Assume That a Supervisor Tells an Employee to Falsify Information

question 408

Multiple Choice

Assume that a supervisor tells an employee to falsify information for tax purposes. The employee would prefer not to do anything dishonest but is hesitant to disobey. Milgram's studies suggest the employee will be most likely to disobey if the

• A)supervisor is only the employee's immediate superior.
• B)employee knows that another employee has refused.
• C)supervisor is not a person of particularly high status.
• D)supervisor gives the order in person.

---

Definitions:

Specific Behaviors

Refers to particular actions or reactions of individuals or groups that are observable and measurable.

Reactivity

A problem of measurement in which the measure changes the behavior being observed.

Contiguity

Refers to the concept that things which occur close together in time or space are likely to be associated with each other.

Studying Well-Defined Hypotheses

The process of rigorously investigating specific, clearly articulated, and testable propositions derived from theories.