Psychology GCSE
Characteristics and link to obedience
What Characteristics and link to obedience means in Psychology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Characteristics and link to obedience
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Rigid thinking, conventional values, respect for authority and hostility towards out-groups, with such people seen as more likely to obey without questioning.
Topics that use Characteristics and link to obedience
- Social influence (AQA GCSE)
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- Adorno's theory of the authoritarian personality
- Authority
- Bystander intervention
- Cost of helping
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- Deindividuation
- Morality
- Origins in parenting and socialisation
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