acquiescence

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In psychology, acquiescence refers to a passive acceptance or agreement without active resistance. It is a readiness to yield to the wishes of others. Someone who is acquiescent receives or endures without offering resistance. This can manifest as agreeing, assenting, or consenting to a proposal. It is the opposite of defiance or disobedience.1234

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The response set called acquiescence, for example, refers to one’s tendency to respond with “true” or “yes” answers to questionnaire items regardless of what the item content is. It is conceivable that two people might be quite similar in all respects except for their tendency toward acquiescence. This difference…
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The response set called acquiescence, for example, refers to one’s tendency to respond with “true” or “yes” answers to questionnaire items regardless of what the item content is. It is conceivable that two people might be quite similar in all respects except for their tendency toward acquiescence. This difference…
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