Procedure
- Adorno et al. used F-scale to study unconscious attitudes towards other racial groups.
Findings
- People with authoritarian personalities identify with the 'strong' and have fixed cognitive style.
Authoritarian characteristics
- Extreme respect for authority and obedience to it.
Origin of the authoritarian personality
- Harsh parenting creates hostility that cannot be expressed against parents so is displaced.
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