Adorno - Findings

• What did those with high scores on the F-scale identify with?

  Strong people
• Who were those with high scores contemptuous of?

  Weak people
• Those with high scores on the F-scale were conscious of status and showed extreme respect towards authority
• What did Adorno find authoritarian people had?

  A certain cognitive style
• What was the certain cognitive style Adorno found authoritarian people had?

  Fixed and distinctive stereotypes about other groups
• Adorno found a strong positive correlation between authoritarianism and prejudice