Question

Privately disagreed with his group's active involvement in watching football games but he watched them anyway because the group requested his presence either by implication or by explicit request. What is this called?

a.obedience.
b.acceptance.
c.cohesiveness.
d.compliance.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is D. Compliance.

Explanation: In psychology, compliance refers to the change in individual behavior to fit in a given group that he/she is part of, sometimes while still disagreeing with the group/behavior.

Usually, this behavior is requested by someone in the group or by the group in general (Breckler, Olson, & Wiggins, 2006).

In this particular case, the person didn't want to watch the football games, but he watched them anyway because the group requested his presence. The act of changing one's behavior to go along with the group is called D. Compliance.