Effect of dispositional factors

• effect of self-esteem on conformity?

  * more likely to conform if have low self esteem

  * low self esteem means person has low hippocampal volume
• effect of locus of control in crowds?

  * people with internal locus of control are more confident going against a crowd

  * people with external locus of control are more influenced by crowd bc believed they're controlled by others
• effect of morality on pro and anti social behaviour?

  * people with high level of morality are more likely to behave pro socially bc their beliefs encourage them to think about others

  * psychodynamic theory suggests people with low morality have weak superego (subconscious that represents rules and expectations of society) which allows their id (unconscious part of personality that represents sexual and aggressive urges) to dominate

  * damage to prefrontal cortex seems to have negative effect on morality
• effect of authoritarian personality on obedience?

  * people with authoritarian personality are more prone to obeying others

  * this is bc personality makes them more conformist

  * personality is usually result of upbringing and strict parents

  * people with this personality tend to be very intolerant
• criticisms?

  * dispositional factors focus on the individual and make predictions hard

  * dispositional harder to test than situational as they're subjective

  * some dispute over how innate dispositional factors are