Question

Psychologist Theodor W. Adorno and his colleagues concluded that highly prejudiced individuals tendto have a(n) __________, characterized by excessive conformity, submissiveness to authority, intolerance, insecurity, a high level of superstition, and rigid, stereotypic thinking.
a.frustrated–aggressive demeanor
b.ethnocentric persona
c.authoritarian personality
d.scapegoat obsession

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Authoritarian Personality.

Explanation:

The theory of an authoritarian personality was an influential though controversial mid twentieth century.

It is gathered that people who tend to posses this personality form are seen to have submissiveness to authority, intolerance, insecurity, a high level of superstition, and rigid, stereotypic thinking.

Methodological and conceptual criticisms of the original theory, however, lead to alternative theories and culminated in research suggesting two distinct dimensions of ideological attitudes, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, Dominance Orientation. RWA and SDO were initially thought to be direct expressions of two different authoritarian personalities, but have more recently been seen as describing social or ideological attitude dimensions with multiple social and personal determinants.