Adorno's Theory Of Authoritarian Personality

Question 1

What did Adorno argue

Answer 1

That some people develop personalities that make them more obedient than others due to childhood experiences

Question 2

How did Adorno test for authoritarian personality

Answer 2

• created the ‘F scale’ questionnaire which consisted of 30 questions assessing nine personalities dimensions
• interviewees 2000 American students (cultural bias)

Question 3

What did Adorno find out

Answer 3

Harsh parenting style involved physical punishments in early years were more obedient as adults

Question 4

Evaluating his theory

Answer 4

• people who scored more highly are believed to have authoritarian personalities thus being more obedient
• QUESTIONNAIRE, demand characteristics