Supporting Evidence -Elms and Milgram

Cards (3)

  • Procedure
    20 obedient PP were selected from Milgram's study and 20 defiant PP. Each completed an MMPI scale questionnaire and the California F scale.
  • Findings and conclusions
    Findings- there was little difference obedient and defiant on MPPI scale but there was different on California F scale, there was a higher level of authoritarianism among obedient PP than defiant PP.
    Conclusion- obedient people more likely to display the characteristics.
  • Evaluation: weaknesses - Elms and Milgram

    Milgram believed in situational and not dispositional factors.
    Less educated people are more likely to have authoritarian personality
    Use of self-report scale so social desirability bias is introduced.
    It doesn't explain whole social groups can be prejudice so not all people will have authoritarianism personality.