Ellis works at a library and takes down a display as soon as a senior librarian says to, without asking for a reason. At a weekend football match, a steward tells everyone in Ellis's row to move to seats further back, and Ellis moves at once. When a friend suggests staying put because the steward gave no reason, Ellis refuses and insists that people in charge should be obeyed.
Using your knowledge of the authoritarian personality, explain this pattern of behaviour.
76 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 4.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 4.2.1 Situational factors on conformity and crowds, 4.2.2 Situational factors on culture and obedience; criticisms, 4.2.3 Situational Factors research study: Bickman (1974), 4.2.4 Dispositional factors on conformity, crowds, morality, obedience, 4.2.5 Brain in dispositional factors; criticisms, and 4.2.6 Dispositional Factors research study: NatCen (2011). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.