The Authoritarian Personality
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The Authoritarian Personality is a landmark 1950 sociological and psychological study that analyzes the traits and social conditions associated with fascist and anti-democratic attitudes.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Authoritarian Personality canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Authoritarian Personality Context triple: [Theodor W. Adorno, notableWork, The Authoritarian Personality]
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A.
Motivation and Personality
Motivation and Personality is a seminal psychology book by Abraham Maslow that systematically presents his theory of human motivation and the hierarchy of needs.
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B.
The Cultural Background of Personality
The Cultural Background of Personality is an influential anthropological work by Ralph Linton that explores how cultural factors shape individual personality and behavior.
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C.
Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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D.
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
"On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" is a secret speech delivered in 1956 that denounced Joseph Stalin’s authoritarian rule and marked a major turning point in Soviet politics and de-Stalinization.
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E.
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Authoritarian Personality Target entity description: The Authoritarian Personality is a landmark 1950 sociological and psychological study that analyzes the traits and social conditions associated with fascist and anti-democratic attitudes.
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A.
Motivation and Personality
Motivation and Personality is a seminal psychology book by Abraham Maslow that systematically presents his theory of human motivation and the hierarchy of needs.
-
B.
The Cultural Background of Personality
The Cultural Background of Personality is an influential anthropological work by Ralph Linton that explores how cultural factors shape individual personality and behavior.
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C.
Grundzüge der Psychologie
Grundzüge der Psychologie is a foundational psychology text by Hermann Ebbinghaus that systematically presents his experimental approach to studying mental processes such as memory and learning.
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D.
On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
"On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences" is a secret speech delivered in 1956 that denounced Joseph Stalin’s authoritarian rule and marked a major turning point in Soviet politics and de-Stalinization.
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E.
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment"
"Crime: Its Cause and Treatment" is a 1922 non-fiction work by American lawyer Clarence Darrow that examines the social, economic, and psychological roots of criminal behavior and critiques traditional approaches to punishment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychological study ⓘ sociological study ⓘ |
| aim |
to analyze social conditions fostering authoritarian attitudes
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to identify personality traits associated with fascist sympathies ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frankfurt School ⓘ |
| author |
Daniel J. Levinson
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Else Frenkel-Brunswik ⓘ Nevitt Sanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
methodological weaknesses
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response-set bias in the F-scale ⓘ sampling bias ⓘ |
| field |
political psychology
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social psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
correlates of prejudice and ethnocentrism
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relationship between personality and political ideology ⓘ role of family and child-rearing in authoritarianism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
political psychology of prejudice
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research on authoritarianism in social psychology ⓘ studies of right-wing authoritarianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxism
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World War II ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ rise of fascism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a classic in social psychology
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foundational work on authoritarianism research ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anti-Semitism
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anti-democratic attitudes ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ ethnocentrism ⓘ fascism ⓘ prejudice ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Mach-IV scale
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surface form:
F-scale
authoritarian personality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper ⓘ |
| researchMethod |
clinical interviews
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projective tests ⓘ questionnaires ⓘ survey research ⓘ |
| structure | multi-author collaborative volume ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | critical theory ⓘ |
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