Obedience
What Obedience means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Following direct commands, typically from someone perceived as having legitimate power or higher status.
Following direct orders from a perceived authority figure, such as a student obeying a headteacher.
Topics that use Obedience
- Social influence (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Authoritarian personality
- Bystander effect
- Collective behaviour
- Conformity
- Deindividuation
- Diffusion of responsibility
- Personal factors
- Personal responsibility
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