Obedience :Dispositioanl Explanation

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thoedor adorno and colleagues wanted to understand

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anti semitism of the holocaust

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copmare adorno research to milgram

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drew diff conclusions

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adorno beloieved high level of obedience was a

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psychological disorder

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they belieieved gthe causes of the psychological disroder of high obedience was in the …. rather than

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personality of the indi rather than situation

dispositional explanation

Question 5

adorno argued people with high obedience show what 2 things

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extreme respect and submissiveness to authority

view society as weaker than it once was - so believe we need strong and powerful leaders to enforce trad vlaues such as love of country and family

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adorno argued people wwith high obedience showed 2 characteristics

these characterisitcs make pople with an authotarian perosnality more liekly t

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obey orders from a source of authority

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people with authotarian personalities also show contempt for those of

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inferior social status

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why do people with authotarian personalities have contempt for those of inferior social status/ what is this fuelled by

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fuelled by inflexible outlook on the world

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what does inflexible outlook of th eworld mean

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for them there are - no grey areas

everything eithe rright or wrong

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what are AP uncomfortbale with

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uncertainity

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those with an AP are uncomfortable with uncertainity therefore , people who are other (e.g belong to a diff ethinic group) are resposnible for the

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ills of society

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‘other’ people are what to authotarians

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convenient target

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authotarians are likely to obey orders from authority figures even when

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such orders are destructive

e.g nazi germany

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adorno et al believed authotarian personaloty types form in

and why

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childhood

mostly as result of harsh parenting

Question 15

describe the parenting style of authotarian perosnlaity children 5 things

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strict discipline

expectation of absolute loyalty

impossibly high standards

sever criticisms of percieved failings

conditional love

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what did adono argue about the childhoofd xp that ap people had

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create resentment and hostility in a child

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whats key about the resntment and hostility ap childhood xp

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kid cant express feeligs against parent as fear punishment

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as kids cant express fellings against parents as fear punsihment what happens instead

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fears dsiplaced onto others who they percieve to be weaker - scapegoating

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as kids not able to express feleling as fearf punishment of parent and instead use scapegiating what does this explain

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hatred towards people percieved as socially inferior /who belong to other social groups

Question 20

what is hatred towards people considred to be socially infeoior or a part of other social groups a central feature of

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obedience to a hgiher authority

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what type of explanation is orgigins of authotarian personlaity

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psychodynamic

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adorno theory based on

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research data

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who did adorno study and what about them

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more than 2000 middle class white americans

their unconscious attitudes towards other ethnic groups

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how did researchers test unconscious attittudes towards ethnic minorities

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severla measurment scales including potential for fascism (f scale)

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f scale used to measure

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AP

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Give example of f scale item

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obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues a child should learn

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how did people with Authotarian leaning score on f scale and scales

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high

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explain 4 results/traits of obedience , of authotarian leanings people

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identified with strong people

generally contemptuous of the weak

conscoius of status - own and others

showed xtreme defense , respect , servility to those of higher status

these are traits of obedience

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adorno also found AP had a certain

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cognitive styke

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what was the cognitive style of AP people

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no fuziness between categories of peple

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AP have what ind of steroetypes about ‘other peope’

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FIXED

DISTINCTIVE

Question 32

WHAT WAS CORRELATION BETWEEN AP and Prejudice

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strong positive correlation

found by adorno

Question 33

LIMITATION - LIMITED EXPLANATION

Although the results of Elms and Milgram suggest a link between authoritarian personality and obedience

, these results are x

and it is therefore difficult to draw x conclusions about the exact x of the obedience.

In addition, there are many other x x that contribute to obedience, including x, xand x.

Therefore, although it is likely that authoritarian personality contributes to obedience,

a range of situational variables can affect the level of this x - so it doent provide a complete explanation

Answer 33

Although research has suggested a link betwee authoritarian personality and obedience

, these results are correctional

and it is therefore difficult to draw meaningful conclusions about the exact cause of the obedience.

In addition, there are many other situational factors that contribute to obedience, including proximity, uniform and location.

Therefore, although it is likely that authoritarian personality contributes to obedience,

a range of situational variables can affect the level of this contribution.
THIS THERFORE

Question 34

LIMITATION - negating evidence

research by x and Meleon (1990) found that x-educated people are more likely to display x personality characteristics,
than xx people.
If these claims are x then it is possible to conclude that it is x authoritarian personality x that lead to x, but levels of x.
therfore limiting adornos AP explanation

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research by Middendorp and Meleon (1990) found that less-educated people are more likely to display authoritarian personality characteristics,
than well-educated people.
If these claims are correct then it is possible to conclude that it is not authoritarian personality characteristics that lead to obedience, but levels of education.
therfore limiting adornos AP explanation

Question 35

LIMITATION - methodology

limitation of the x

It is possible that the F scale suffers from xx or xx, where participants provide answers that are x acceptable.

For example, participants may appear x authoritarian because they believe that their answers are the x ‘x’ and consequently they are x classified as authoritarian when they are x.

this can reduce the x validity of the findings. This means that x
findings may not be x so the authoritarian personality may not be a good
x for obedience.

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limitation of the methodology

It is possible that the F scale suffers from response bias or social desirability, where participants provide answers that are socially acceptable.
For example, participants may appear more authoritarian because they believe that their answers are the socially ‘correct’ and consequently they are incorrectly classified as authoritarian when they are not.

this can reduce the internal validity of the findings. This means that Adorno’s
findings may not be accurate so the authoritarian personality may not be a good
explanation for obedience.