Authoritarian personality

To an authoritarian...

• everything is either right or wrong

• there is always a grey area

• everything is always terrible

• everything is always positive

To an authoritarian people who are 'others' are...

• a vulnerable group in society

• responsible for all bad in society

• valuable to society

• a group of interest

Adorno believed the authoritarian personality stemmed from...

• gentle parenting

• harsh parenting

• permissive parenting

• liberal parenting

which of the following is NOT a feature of authoritarian parenting style?

• extremely strict discipline

• an expectation of absolute loyalty

• a forgiving nature

• impossibly high standards

The measure of an authoritarian personality is called...

• T-scale

• E-Scale

• S-scale

• F-Scale

which statement would not be expressed by an authoritarian parent?

• I would still love you if you fail your exam

• I will love you if you do what I say

• I will love you if you have the same beliefs as me

• I will love you if you marry the person I tell you to

Authoritarian parenting leads to feelings of ________ in the child.

• happiness

• relief

• resentment

• relaxation

scapegoating is...

• when others displace their fears on to someone perceived as weaker

• when others blame the authoritarian personality

• when children run from authoritarian parenting

which is NOT a critique of dispositional explanations?

• The link between obedience and authoritarianism is more complex than suggested

• Adorno's work cannot explain a whole countries obedience

• Authoritarian personality lacks in external validity

• The F-scale is flawed as people can answer what they want

Adorno found there was a _______ between prejudice and authoritarianism

• strong negative correlation

• weak negative correlation

• strong positive correlation

• weak positive correlation