The authoritarian personality

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What does the F scale (Adorno (1950) measure?
the diffrent commponents that make up an asuthoritarian personality
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How does the F scale measure elements of an authoritarian personality?
It poses statememts such as: "rules are there to be followed, not changed" agreeing strongly with theese statements is indictive of an authoritarian personality
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What are the fundemental charecteristics of the authoritarian personality?
they are rigid thinkers who obey authority and see the world in black and white and enforce strict adherence to social roles and hierarchies
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What link did Adorno find between the authoritarian personality and partuicular parenting styles?
Adorno found that thoes who scored highly on the F scale were raiesed with an authoritarian parenting style
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why did Adorno find a link between the authoritarian personality and a partuicular parenting style?
because growing up with aprticular system means it becomes and accepted norm. therefore children of an authoritarian parenting style will aquire the same attitudes through a process of learning and imitation
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How did Altemeyer (1981) refine the concept of the authoritarian personality?
he identified three original personality variables he defined as right wing authoritarianism
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