Authoritarian Personality Theory (Adorno 1950)

Came up with Authoritarian Personality Theory

• Adorno

• Milgram

• Elms

• Burger

Adorno believed high levels of obedience and prejudice were caused by

• a personality flaw

• genetic inheritance

• brain damage

• the social situation

Like Milgram, Adorno was...

• Islamic

• Jewish

• Atheist

• Protestant

Adorno was interested in the 'Germans as different hypothesis'

• true

• false

Adorno used questionnaires about prejudice, politics and ...

• upbringing

• schooling

• intelligence

• religion

Adorno completed In-depth interviews with people who scored very high or very low on the questionnaires, e.g.

• Larry and Mack

• Harry and Jack

• Barry and Mack

• Larry and Jack

Adorno analysed his interview transcripts and used them to design another questionnaire called...

• The F scale

• The D scale

• The P scale

• The C scale

Which of the following is not assessed by the fscale?

• Receptivity to fascist ideology

• Anti-Semitism

• Conservatism

• Androcentrism

Parenting style associated with authoritarian personality.

• harsh and punitive

• permissive and empathetic

• compassionate and loving

• over-protective and smothering

People who develop Authoritarian Personality may display low self-esteem, self-loathing and ...

• anger

• jealousy

• joy

• loneliness