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Question 32
a.

State two features of the authoritarian personality.

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b.

During a rehearsal, a new member of a local choir asks whether the conductor's instruction is necessary. Priya tells the member that beginners should not challenge the conductor and dismisses their concern without listening.

Explain why Priya reacts to the new member in this way. Refer to the authoritarian personality in your answer.

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4.2 Theories/Explanations Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /4.2 Theories/Explanations

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.

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