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MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
  • Criminal Psychology
CONT

The most serious type of assault is malicious compliance. It is a wicked and bitter form of attack. The idea is that you agree to go along with another person while having full knowledge that such action might do damage to the other person.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie criminelle

Spanish

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