Individual Differences-obedience Flashcards
(12 cards)
What is locus of control?
The reasons people give for what happens to them-personality.
What is external control and internal control?
What Evidence is there to do with this?
External control:believes that what happens to them is outside of their control.
Internal control:they are in control of their own actions.
There is evidence that those with an internal locus of control are more willing to resist obeying, but evidence for this is not strong enough so therefore more research is needed to link personality to obedience.
What did Adorno believe about personality?
He believes that personality was the best explanation of obedience. Someone with an authoritarian personality is more likely to be obedient and or be prejudiced.
What type of characteristics might someone with an authoritarian personality have?
Very conscious of status
Submissive attitude towards authority figure
Rigid belief in conventional values.
General hostility towards other groups
Preoccupations with power and toughness
Has to be ambiguous.
What did Adorno believe about strict parents?
They were rife in Germany at the start of the 20th century. This meant that Germans has personalities that were submissive to authority, but harsh towards those considered inferior.
What did Adorno believe about permissive parenting styles?
That a more permissive parenting style centred around unconditional love might result in adults who score low of the f scale, and are more likely to show resistance and defy what they perceive to be destructive orders.
Scores on the f-scale
9 or more-external locus of control
8 or less-internal locus of control
What was authoritarian personality?
Made by Adorno- strict male in household
What is communism
International theory or system of social organisation based on holding all of property in common
Ownership given to the community of state, governed directly by people.
(Authoritarian personality)
What is fascism?
Extremely nationalistic, authoritarian state usually led by one person at the head of one party.
-no democratic election
-no individualism
-state controls press and other media
-strict class structure believed necessary to prevent chaos.
What did elms note down about milgrams study?
The reasons given by milgrams participants in their exit interviews.
When examining the reasons for obedience he noted that those in caring Jon’s such as teachers showed less obedience whereas those in technical Jobs were more obedient obedient.
(Catholics showed more obedience than other religious groups)
Milgram and elms study ands findings
Two groups were looked at: obedient and defiant, 20 in each group chosen from studies
Defiant group showed more social responsibility,its which might have led to obedience.
Obedient group reported receiving more punishment when they were young
Found that those who were obedient fitted more with having an autoritarian personality and that these people are more likely to obey.
