Following the direct orders of someone in a position of higher authority is called:
a) compliance.
b) conformity.
c) obedience.
d) consent.
ANS: C
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postconventional unconventional deconventional subconventional
With ______________ positive regard, the self-concept carries no conditions of worth
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