0.6 Obedience - dispositional explanations
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what do situational explanations focus on
external circumstances
(not personalities involved)
what do social-psychological explanations focus on
influences of others on someone’s behaviour
(not external factors of the situation)
what do dispositional explanations focus on
behaviour highlights the importance of the persons personality
what did Adorno say
a particular personality type is more likely to obey an authority
high obedience = psychological disorder?
interested in nazi soldiers
what did Adorno develop
F-scale
measure levels of authoritarian personality
what did he find using the F scale
those who scored highly:
identified with strong people
were disdainful of the ‘weak’
conscious of status
had fixed stereotypes of others and showed prejudice
what is an authoritarian personality
strictly follow rules
believe strongly in obedience and submission to authority
how does authoritarian personality type develop
according to Freud
determined by childhood experience of much punishment and little love
fear
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