Dispositional explanations for obedience

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Created on: 24-12-21 09:28

which psychologist studied this?

Adorono et al

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why can the authoritarian personality start?

due to harsh parenting where love of parents was dependant on child's behaviour so child grew up holding these feelings and displacing it onto inferiors (weaker ppl)

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what are features of the authoritarian personality (the specific terms?)

-have higher levels of obedience
-they also have fascist tendencies (extreme right wing ideology which consists of having very backwards ideas ie racism, etc)
-think homosexuality is wrong
-believe children should respect elders

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who were the participants and how many were there?

2000 mc white Americans

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what was the study?

he asked the pps to complete a questionnaire called the F-Scale that measured fascist tendencies. the q has statements and the PP had to say how much they agree or disagree with them.

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what were the results of the study?

the same ones who scored highly, had disrespect for the weak, were 'strong', status conscious, they had a separate cognitive style, excessive respect to those in powers. concluding that those with the authoritarian personality were more obedient to author

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name the evaluations and state any info of the evaluations you got but forgot the details of

-methodological issues, ppl might put down ideas that are socially acceptable/moral- social desirability
-christie and johoda for political bias, Chinese Maoism and Russian bolshevism were left wing politics but also had authoritarianism.

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carrying from previous card

+research support milgram and elms with post-interviews of obedient ppl, after f-scale they found higher obedience in exp were those who scored higher
-individual differences middendrop and meleon found less educated people were more likely to score high

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