disposition explanation of obedience

Question 1

situational explanation

Answer 1

focused on external circumstances rather than personality

Question 2

dispositional explanation

Answer 2

highlights the importance of the individuals personality

Question 4

adorno- authoritarian personality

Answer 4

investigated causes of an obedient personality in a study of peoples unconscious attitudes towards other racial groups

Question 5

characteristics of authorisation personality

Answer 5

-extreme respect and submissiveness to authority
-identification with strong people and dislike weak
-societys going downhill

Question 6

developing an authorisation personality

Answer 6

-disciplined upbringing
-unconscious hostility
-displacement
-prejudice

Question 7

evaluation

Answer 7

+milgram
-cannot all have same personality (pre war germany)
-sample
-reductuonist