Question

People are most likely to be obedient to rules that______.

A. are set up by people in authority.
B. requires personal effort and interest.
C. benefit the common good of others.
D. benefit only themselves.

Answer 1

People are most likely to be obedient to rules that benefit only themselves. This is because in the end, everyone is selfish by nature.

Answer: D. benefit only themselves

shoutout to: the AL2006 above, who answered first

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Answer 2

I would like to believe that people are most likely to be obedient to rules that benefit the common good of others (C).

Sadly, I don't.

Perhaps I've become cynical because of my age. But, without seeing any psychological analysis or survey data on the subject, my opinion is that people are more likely to be obedient to rules that benefit only themselves (D).