Question

An authoritarian personality is most likely to develop in a family environment in which __________ parents who are anxious about status use physical discipline but show very little love in raising their children.

Answer 1

Answer:

Authoritarian parents

Explanation:

Authoritarian parents are not warm and nurturing to their children. They often see their children as their projects and they validate themselves through their children's achievements. They also have very high expectations for their children and not meeting them is a huge disappointment for them. Every mistake a child makes is punished and seen as a failure. Children have no options nor free choices, and have to obey and agree with their parents.

Children of authoritarian parents associate obedience and success with love. An authoritarian personality believes in absolute obedience and submission to someone else's authority which stems from a similar experience in their childhood.