Dispositional Obedience, AP and E&M (1966) - SOCIAL INFLUENCE Flashcards
what was the f-scale
the identification (questionnaire) of a specific personality type
what did a high score on the f-scale mean
they’re more likely to have an authoritarian personality type
what’s an authoritarian personality
being extremely obedient and unquestioning
what might have impacted whether someone had an authoritarian personality
if their parents/bringing up used an authoritarian parenting style
who was the f-scale created by
Adorno et al (1950)
who refined the concept of right wing authoritarianism
Altemeyer (1981)
what were the three personality characteristics that led high-RWA to their beliefs(according to Altemeyer 1981)
conventionalism, authoritarian aggression and authoritarian submission
define conventionalism
to follow tradition/ agree with society
define authoritarian aggression
do the action as they want to punish others for their failure
define authoritarian submission
do the action as they fear punishment themselves
key study - the authoritarian personality
Elms and Milgram (1966)
procedure of Elms and Milgram (1956)
chose ppts who went to 450v on Milgram’s previous study
completed the MMPI scale and f-scale
also asked open questions about childhood and earlier experiment
findings of Elms and Milgram (1966)
higher levels of authoritarianism in obedient ppts compared to those who were defiant
