Factors Affecting Obedience: Personality + Gender

Question 1

What is the authoritarian personality?

Answer 1

Adorno et al- high levels of obedience is caused by a harsh style of parenting
= Less empathy and more obedient

Question 2

Describe the locus of control?

Answer 2

Internal= take greater responsibility for their actions as they believe they are in control. (Dissent)
External= take less responsibility and feel that what happens to them is governed by others and by chance.
(Obedient)

Question 3

What study described how women are more obedient than men?

Answer 3

Sheridan and king

Question 4

Describe the Sheridan and king study?

Answer 4

Ppts ordered to shock a live puppy.
Women= 100%
Men= 54%
But women showed grave distress.

Question 5

What study described how men are more obedient than women?

Answer 5

Kilham and Mann

Question 6

Describe the kilham and Mann study

Answer 6

Replicated Milgram’s study in Australia
Men= 40%
Women= 16%

Question 7

Evaluate the authoritarian personality

Answer 7

The theory is correlational
Other factors may be involved.
Eg; both obedience and authoritarian personality can be caused by a lower level of education.

Question 8

Evaluate the locus of control theory?

Answer 8

Replication of Milgram’s study in Austria:
Questionnaire on LOC:
Fully obedient participants had a mixture of scores both internal and external.