authroiratin personality

Question 1

WHAT IS IT

Answer 1

dispositional explanation of obdicen
some ppl mor obedient bc of personality trait

Question 2

Adorno

Answer 2

created idea of ap
thinks it develops from strict upbringing

Question 3

traits of ap

Answer 3

obedient to authority
belief in hierarchy
blank and white thinking

displaces anger , can’t take out on authority so displaces it somewhere else

Question 4

f scale

Answer 4

questionnaire , to measure auth traits
f= FACISM
2000 white middle class Americans

example item, ‘ obedience and respect most important thing to install in child’ strongly agree or
disagree

scored high = strong respect for authority , predujuce

Question 5

elms and miglrma

Answer 5

supporting study.

compared 20 obedient (450) and 20 disobedient

obedient group scored higher on F scale , felt less close to their fathers, admired experimenter

Question 6

limitation, education

Answer 6

just bc authroitan and obedience are linked doesn’t mean one causes other

other factors e.g education might ifnleune

Question 7

limitation, nazi germany

Answer 7

can’t explain obedience in entire population
not everyone got ap , situational variables play a part e.g nazi Germany

Question 8

strength , link

Answer 8

obedient ppt scored higher on f scale , link between auth traits and obedience