Dispositional Explanations for Obedience

Question 1

milgram’s EXPLANATIONS of obedience are classed as …. explanations whereas as Adorno are classed as …. explanations.

Answer 1

SITUATIONAL
DISPOSITIONAL

Question 2

adorno came up with a different conclusion to Milgram, what did he say?

Answer 2

he said that high obedience levels are pathological (a psychological disorder) that resides in the personality of the person

Question 3

give 4 features of someone with an authoritarian personality.

Answer 3

submission/ to extreme respect to authority
desire for people to love their country
people from ‘an other’ group are responsible for the ills of society
right wing

Question 4

where does the dispositional explanation ORIGIN from?

Answer 4

an internal explanation (dispositional explanation) is shaped in early childhood by hierarchical authoritarian parents who are extremely strict and expect absolute loyalty from their children

Question 5

finish the sentence: parents standards are impossibly … and child receives extreme …. over perceived feelings.

Answer 5

HIGH / CRITICISM

Question 6

parents who are hierarchical authoritarian cause their child to resent and ..?

Answer 6

displaced anger to people who they perceive as weaker than them

Question 7

adorno constructed the F-scale (potential for fascism) questionnaire to measure? the authoritarian personality

Answer 7

the authoritarian personality

Question 8

evaluation of internal explanation including F-scale:
there are two Methodological issues with the F-scale,explain them.

Answer 8

response bias as scale is worded in a conforming direction so if agree rated authorian

the f-scale relies on self report and therefore may not be accurate. this is because there is an issue of social desirability, some people may answer in a positive light (social desirability)

Question 9

evaluation of internal explanation including F-scale: difficult to establish cause and effect between …. parenting and ….. as data is collected ….. and other factors such as education could be a factor.

Answer 9

AUTHORITARIAN / RETROSPECTIVE

Question 10

evaluation of internal explanation including F-scale: the explanation lacks generalizability as it doesn’t explain obedience of whole … and societies.

Answer 10

GROUPS

Question 11

evaluation of internal explanation including F-scale:
more realistic explanation germans …. with anti-semitic views, jews were the ‘out’ group.

Answer 11

IDENTIFIED

Question 12

evaluation of internal explanation including F-scale: it ignores ….. factors that may have a greater influence on obedience as shown in …. studies

Answer 12

SITUATIONAL / MILGRAM