Which of the following statements best describes the legitimacy of authority explanation for obedience?
People obey because they perceive the person giving orders to have genuine, socially-approved power within a hierarchy.
People obey because they feel no personal responsibility for their actions as they are acting on behalf of an authority figure.
People obey because they have a personality type that makes them naturally submissive to rules.
People obey because they fear the physical consequences of disobeying an authority figure.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Obedience with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 73 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
