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Authoritarian personality Flashcards

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1
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What type of obedience explanation is the authoritarian personality?

A

Dispositional explanation

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2
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What is the authoritarian personality?

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A distinct personality pattern characterised by strict adherence to conventional values + a belief in absolute submission to authority

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3
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What is an authoritarian personality typically the result of?

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Harsh/strict/rigid parenting

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4
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What did Altemeyer propose?

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Right-wing authoritarianism

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5
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What are the 3 characteristics of RWA?

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Conventionalism, authoritarian aggression + authoritarian submission

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What is conventionalism?

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Adherence to conventional norms and values

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What is authoritarian aggression?

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Aggressive feelings towards people who violate conventional norms + values

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What is authoritarian submission?

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Uncritical submission to legitimate authority

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How is the authoritarian personality type measured?

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Using the F-scale

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10
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What does the F-scale stand for?

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Fascism scale

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Who created the F-scale?

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Adorno

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Give an example of statements in the F scale.

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Rules are there for people to follow

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13
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Who conducted research into the authoritarian personality?

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Elms and Milgram

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Who were Elms + Milgram’s participants?

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Participants from one of Milgram’s past experiments

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What were the 2 groups in Elms + Milgram’s study?

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Obedient (those who went to 450v) and disobedient (those who didn’t go to 450v)

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16
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What 2 things were used to measure authoritarian levels in Elms + Milgram’s participants?

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The F-scale and the MMPI

17
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In Elms and Milgram’s study, what were the participants questioned on?

A

Their parental relationships

18
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What was found with the MMPIs of Elms and Milgram’s participants?

A

There was little difference between defiant and obedient participants

19
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Which of Elms and Milgram’s groups scored more authoritarian on the F-scale?

A

The obedient group

20
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What did Elms and Milgram find about the parental relationships of the obedient participants?

A

Worse relationships with their fathers

21
Q

What are the 4 AO3 points of the authoritarian personality?

A

1) Overlooks other factors
2) Education may determine authoritarianism
3) Lacks ecological validity
4) Methodological issues

22
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What factors does the authoritarian personality explanation of obedience overlook?

A

Situational factors - proximity, location + uniform

23
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In Milgram’s proximity variation, what did obedience drop to?

A

44%

24
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What type of relationship is there between obedience and authoritarianism?

A

Positive correlation

25
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What can we not establish between obedience and auhtoritarianism?

A

A cause + effect relationship

26
Q

Are less educated people likely to be more or less authoritarian?

A

More authoritarian

27
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What did Milgram find regarding education levels?

A

Less educated people are more likely to obey

28
Q

Instead of authoritarianism, what may obedience be correlated with?

A

Education levels

29
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What can’t the authoritarian personality explanation explain under any circumstances?

A

Why large groups of people obey

30
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Give an example of a real life occurrence where a mass group of people obeyed.

A

The Germans obeying Hitler during WW2

31
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What type of bias does the F-scale suffer from?

A

Acquiesce bias

32
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What is acquiesce bias?

A

A phenomenon where individuals are likely to agree with something regardless of how they actually feel

33
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Why may the F-scale suffer from acquiescence bias?

A

All statements are worded in the same direction

34
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What bias might the F-scale be subject to?

A

Social desirability bias

35
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Why is the F-scale politically bias?

A

It does not account for left wing authoritarianism

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