Obedience

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: Compliance, acquiescence, 

tractability, amenability, dutifulness, 

subservience, tameness, obsequiousness.

Examples of Obedience: -An obedient 

soldier, would follow a command, even if it 

meant he would probably be killed following 

it. 

-An obedient child, would go to bed 

exactly when his mother/father told 

him/her to do so, without objecting or 

arguing. 

-An obedient student would be quiet, the 

moment his/her teacher told him to do so, 

even if he/she really wanted to continue 

talking across the classroom.

German Shepherds showing Obedience by Following/Obeying orders as to not attack the cat.