Concept information
Preferred term
obedience to authority
Definition
- Obedience to authority refers to the act of following orders or instructions from someone in a position of authority. Psychologists are particularly interested in situations in which people obey orders to perform an act they believe to be wrong. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Obedience to Authority]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/obedience_to_authority
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