dispositional explanations of obedience

Question 1

adorno et al 1950

Answer 1

authoritarian personality type- people have an extreme respect for an authority and more likely to be obedient over those who hold power

Question 2

what are the features of an authoritarian personality type

Answer 2

conventionalism (clear willingness to adhere to socially imposed norms)
authoritarian submission-respect and obedience to those in authority
authoritarian aggression- hostility towards those who do not obey social conventions
rigidity- don’t appreciate others views and emotions
cynicism- display distrust towards others
destructiveness-desire for power and toughness- often relate to personal insecurities

Question 3

comparison to milgram

Answer 3

significantly different
milgram disagreed that people behave obediently simply because of their innate traits and characteristics

Question 4

conformist meaning

Answer 4

always do as told

Question 5

conventional meaning

Answer 5

things that are normal, ordinary, and following the accepted way

Question 6

dogmatic meaning

Answer 6

unwilling to change views even when wrong

Question 7

elms and milgram

Answer 7

did milgrams experiment
pp did a personality test- questionnaire about personality- f scale
had brief interviews about the nature of their relationship with the parents and their attitude towards experimenter in milgrams study

Question 8

findings of elms and milgram

Answer 8

In the obedient group they scored higher in authoritarian traits, they held the experimenter in Milgram’s original study in greater esteem and reported strained relationships with their Fathers in childhood. ​
stronger levels of authoritarianism amongst obedient pps
no evidence of connections of any other personality variables suggesting evidence was consistant with explanations of obidience in line with the influence of an authoritarian personality type
If this is true, then the situational explanation which Milgram supported may not be the only factor in obedience to social influence​

Question 9

dispositional meaning

Answer 9

adorno
a persons natural tendency/personality traits

Question 10

situational meaning

Answer 10

milgram
based on a set of circumstances

Question 11

those in high authority traits

Answer 11

respect and obedience to those in authority
belief in aggression towards those who don’t have the same conventional beliefs
project their own feelings of inadequacy, rage and fear onto a weak group

Question 12

what is the f scale

Answer 12

measurement of autharialism relies on self- report data

Question 13

why may the f scale be invalid

Answer 13

social desirability bias