Obedience

Obedience

Define “obedience”:

Obedience, in human behavior, is a form of social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure.

Synonyms:

·         Respect

·         Agreement

·         Accordance

Examples:

1.       Billy’s mom told Billy to go throw out the trash and quickly, went right to it.

2.       The geometry teacher told the students to do their homework assignment and turn it in the following day. The students did as told.

3.       The soldier was yelled by his platoon leader to do fifty push ups and immediately, he threw himself to the and began counting.