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A pilot who resents rules and thinks "don’t tell me what to do" is exhibiting which hazardous attitude?
Choices
✓ Anti-authoritycorrect
"Don’t tell me" is the hallmark of the anti-authority attitude.
Resignation
Resignation is "what’s the use," a feeling of helplessness.
Impulsivity
Impulsivity is the urge to act quickly without thinking.
Invulnerability
Invulnerability is "it won’t happen to me."
Why
The anti-authority attitude ("don’t tell me") resists rules and procedures; its antidote is "follow the rules."
FAA source: Risk Management Handbook / hazardous attitudesbrowse the reference library →
This is taught in Thinking Like a Pilot: The ADM Process and Hazardous Attitudes — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.