Social Influence-dispositional Explanation Of Obedience

Question 1

Outline authoritarian personality

Answer 1

Especially obedient to authority.extreeme respect,submissive.contempt for ppl low in society.conventional attitudes towards sex,race,gender.belive in need for strong powerful leaders.to I force traditional values(love of country)inflexible in outlook.right or wrong.no grey areas.ppl brought up by strict parenting-harsh,physical punishments,impossibly high standards.measure using F-scale.Fasism

Question 2

Supporting evidence from Elms and Milgrams

Answer 2

Elms,milgram interviews small sample ppl who in original stud who were fully obedient.did F scale.the 20 scored high, compare to other group of 20 disobedient participants.support Adorno et al.view that obedient ppl show similar characteristic to authoritians.

Question 3

Supporting evidence counterpoint

Answer 3

However.when analysed individual subspaces.found obedient had unusual characteristics for authoritarians.-didn’t glorify farthers,hostile to mothers.less valid.
Overly simplistic explanation

Question 4

Alternatie explanations

Answer 4

On looks at personality.ignores situation milgrams.claimed uniform proximity make more likely obey.
Limitation cus maybe situation have greater influence?
Not full explanation

Question 5

Education

Answer 5

Can determine personality type.Middendorp et al 1990 less educated ppl consistently more authoritarian.milgram found low levs of education =more obedient.
Eduction greater influence?
No entirely valid.

Question 6

Measured scale using F scale

Answer 6

Greenstein 1969 calls F scale comedy of methodological errors.
Faulty
Possible to get high score by selecting agree-anyone with agree bias-authoriarain.
Measure don’t generate valid results.flawed methodology lack valid