What Is a Difference Between Obedience and Conformity

question 47

Multiple Choice

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

• A) In obedience there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.
• B) Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules whereas obedience does not.
• C) Obedience is an indirect request whereas conformity is a direct request.
• D) In conformity there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

Identify the impact of conflicts in the workplace and understand strategies to convert dysfunctional conflicts into functional ones.

Analyze the role of self-definition and institutional structures in causing and resolving conflicts.

Assess the implications of conflict on group dynamics and personal relationships within an organizational context.

Distinguish between different conflict resolution strategies, including democratic voting, compromise, and arbitrary approaches.

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Definitions:

Environment

The surrounding conditions, influences, or forces which affect the survival, development, and evolution of organisms or communities.

Photosystem

A complex of proteins and pigments in plants and algae that absorbs light energy and converts it into chemical energy during photosynthesis.

Chlorophyll

A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria, essential for photosynthesis as it absorbs light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

Mitochondrion

An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It has a double membrane, the inner layer being folded inward to form layers (cristae).