Adorno's theory (dispositional factors)

Question 1

what were the 5 aspects of the theory

Answer 1

the theory
authoritarian personality
cognitive style
originates in childhood
scapegoating

Question 2

what was the theory

Answer 2

he claimed a particular personality was more likely to obey authority

high levels of obedience were a psychological disorder

Question 3

what did adorno mean by the authoritarian personality

Answer 3

people with this personality have an:

• exaggerated respect for authority
  more likely to obey orders
  look down on people with inferior status

Question 4

what did adorno mean by cognitive style

Answer 4

authoritarian people have closed rigid mindsets. they see in black and white and prefer stereotyping

Question 5

what did adorno mean by originates in childhood

Answer 5

this personality was made through nurture not nature. this can happen through strict parenting high expectations and standards

Question 6

what did adorno mean by scapegoating

Answer 6

people with build up anger need to displace it elsewhere, they displace it to people that are socially inferior to them

Question 7

what was the f scale

Answer 7

a scale used to measure the authoritarian personality. it measures the relationship between personality types and prejudice beliefs

Question 8

what is a weakness of this theory PEE

Answer 8

conclusion was based off a poorly made questionnaire

he used the f scale on 2000 middle aged americans, it had a response bias as people who answered yes more would score higher, yes and no are on 2 opposite ends of the spectrum and cannot determine someone’s answer

this is important because it shows the theory was based off poor evidence