The Authoritarian Personality theory suggests that some individuals have a personality type that makes them more kely to obey authority figures regardless of the situation People with an authoritarian personality tend to be rigid in their thinking respect authority unquestioningly, and show high levels of submission to those they perceive as having power. It suggests that obedience is not just about external social influences but also about internal personality traits. Some individuals are naturally predisposed to obey, regardless of the circumstances
This challenges situational explanations ake the agentic state and legitimacy of authority because it suggests that obedience is not just about external pressures but also about internal personality traits. This suggests that personality plays a role in obedience, which the agentic state and ingitimacy of authority explanations fail to account for, making them incomplete explanations.
