OBEDIENCE - AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY Flashcards
who found research support for the authoritarian personality?
milgram and elms
what did milgram and elms do to support authoritarian personality?
interviewed obedient ppts who completed the f-scale
what were the results of milgram and elms study?
positive correlation between obedience and authoritarian personality
milgram and elms study improves the…
credibility of the explanation as we can see it in real life
how can milgram and elms study be counteracted?
only a link, a low level of edu could also cause AP
authoritarian personality has limited…
explanation
how does AP have limited explanation?
cannot apply to all of population
give an example of AP having limited explanation?
pre-war germany, nazi’s anti-semitic, not all had AP
the limited explanation can lead to the alternative explanation of…
social identity theory, where a person’’s sense of who they are is based on group membership
the f-scale can have ______ _____
political bias
who argued the scale had political bias?
christie and jahoda
why is the f-scale politically biased?
because right-wing and left-wing extremists are completely obedient to authority
what does the f-scale being politically biased decrease?
the application of the theory as it is not a comprehensive dispositional explanation across all political spectrums
what methodological problem is there in the F-scale?
acquiescence bias
what is acquiescence bias?
people’s tendencies to agree with the answers all on one side
