Authoritarian Personality

Authoritarian Personality is a...

• Situational explanation

• Dispositional explanation

• Biological explanation

Authoritarian Personality can be measured using a questionnaire called the...

• A Scale

• D Scale

• F Scale

Which is NOT one of the 3 primary traits of an Authoritarian Personality?

• Conventionalism

• Liberalism

• Authoritarian Submission

• Authoritarian Aggression

Which of these best defines "Conventionalism" ?

• Being devoutly religious

• Discriminating against minorities

• Having traditional values

Which Authoritarian trait refers to an "unquestioning obedience to authority"?

• Authoritarian Aggression

• Authoritarian Submission

• Authoritarian Attrition

Who did a follow-up study that supports the Authoritarian Personality?

• Milgram & Elms

• Zimbardo & Adorno

• Reicher & Haslam

Which of the following did Milgram & Elms find to be true about the obedient participants?

• They scored lower on the F scale

• They reported harsher upbringings

• They showed more admiration for Milgram's "experimenter"

What did Milgram & Elms find about obedient ppts, that DID NOT support Authoritarian Personality?

• They reported pleasant childhoods

• They scored higher on the F scale

• They showed more admiration for the experimenter

Studies using the F scale to measure Authoritarianism are...

• Observational studies

• Self-report studies

• Case studies

Which problem with self-report studies means people may lie in their answers?

• Social desirability bias

• Unrepresentative samples

• Low ecological validity