Dispositional Explanation AO3

Question 1

Explain Milgram and Elms’ study into obedience.

Answer 1

• some of the participants who fully obeyed in the original obedience where interviewed
• they all completed the F-scale as part of it and scored significantly higher than the disobedient group
• shows that authorotarian and being highly obedience are liked as Adorno et al suggested

Question 2

Who’s study can be used to show that the F-scale can be applied to real life?

Answer 2

Middendorp and Meloen studies

Question 3

What are the weaknesses of the F-scale?

Answer 3

• lack of education could be a better explanation for authoritarism and obedience
• not all obediant participants were uthoritarins because they didn’t hva e apoor relationship with their parents which would lead to that which suggests F-scale may not be able to measure all levels of authoratarianism

Question 4

What are the strengths of the F-scale

Answer 4

• supported by other studies (Elms and Milgram)
• supported by real life events

Question 5

Explain Middendrop and Meloen’s study.

in support of authoritarian personalities being applicable in real life