Right-wing authoritarianism

• • Altemeyer (1981) refined the Authoritarian Personality by identifying 3 of the original personality traits and referred to them as ‘Right-Wing Authoritarianism’ (RWA) 
• • High-RWA people possess these 3 traits that predispose them to obey: 
• • Conventionalism = an adherence to conventional (“traditional”) normal and values 
• • Authoritarian aggression = aggressive feelings towards people who violate these norms 
• • Authoritarian submission = uncritical submission to legitimate authorities