Dispositional explanations of obedience Flashcards

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Adorno

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F-Scale to measure authoritarian personality. Measured fascist tendencies.

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Milgram + Elms

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conducted interviews with fully obedient participants in Milgram study. Obedient scored high on F-scale. Supporting evidence for Adorno.

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Middendorp + Meleon

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less educated people more likely to display authoritarian personality. Level of education affects obedience not just personality. Counter evidence for Adorno.

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Greenstein

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F-scale has acquiescence bias. Questions all in same direction. Methods issue for Adorno.

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