Mark Obeyed the Commands of His Military Unit Officer to Engage

question 126

Multiple Choice

Mark obeyed the commands of his military unit officer to engage in destructive behavior that was sharply inconsistent with Mark's ethical values. The discomfort associated with Mark's awareness of the inconsistency between his values and his actions best illustrates

• A) the just-world phenomenon.
• B) cognitive dissonance.
• C) the bystander effect.
• D) deindividuation.

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