Question

Karen knows that her boss’s request that she shred the pile of documents is unethical and possibly even illegal given the legal investigation but she shreds them anyway, because her boss requested it. This suggests that Karen is probably high in this personality trait____________

Answer 1

Answer: authoritarianism

Explanation: authoritarianism is characterized by absolute (tyrannical) obedience to an authority as against individual freedom and related to the expectation of unquestioning obedience. It tends to impose one's demands upon others and is typically maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system. Karen carrying out her boss's request even when it was unethical and possibly illegal shows she is very high in the authoritarianism personality trait.

Answer 2

The correct answer is Authoritarism.

Step-by-step explanation:

Authoritarianism, in many areas, is the exercise of an oppressive power, which imposes the will of an individual against that of others. It is a social system that does not accommodate criticism, autonomy or freedom. It is regularly used to define a system of government that meets some of the characteristics already mentioned. In the social and family aspect, it refers to the paternal or masculine figure as that with the protective role, which uses this to infuse macho or paternalistic ideologies.