Which of the following are NOT necessarily characteristics of an authoritarian personality? people with authoritarian personalities tend to:
1.Have experienced harsh family rearing strategies.
2.Hate their parents.
3.Idolize power figures.
4.Strive for a changing world order.

Related Mcqs:

1. Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:

   A. the two having identical genotypes
   B. the environment
   C. heredity
   D. brain chemistry differences

2. Mr. Choi’s therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist’s goal best reflects a primary aim of:

   A. operant conditioning techniques
   B. psychoanalysis
   C. cognitive therapy
   D. client – centered therapy

3. Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they demonstrate:

   A. high levels of parental control and high levels of parental responsiveness
   B. low levels of parental control and no parental responsiveness
   C. low levels of parental control and low levels of parental responsiveness
   D. high levels of parental control and low levels of parental responsiveness

4. An authoritarian personality may possess the diametrically opposite characteristics of aggression and submission. This can be explained by:

   A. balance theory
   B. congruity theory
   C. cognitive dissociation theory
   D. a & b

5. Studies show that an “authoritarian family” tends to produce an adolescent who is ___________?

   A. Dependent and obedient
   B. Self-reliant
   C. Independent but deserved
   D. Surface-complaint but rebellious underneath

6. The nomothetic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______whereas the idiographic approach to personality emphasizes that people are_______.

   A. Introverts: extroverts
   B. Extroverts; introverts
   C. Similar; unique
   D. Unique; similar

7. In the Nurture Assumption, Judith Harris argues that the evidence indicates that family environment has_______on children’s personalities.

   A. largely positive effects
   B. largely negative effects
   C. surprisingly little effect
   D. a powerful effect

8. A man who has numerous reasons to hate his mother instead lavishes her with unrealistic amounts of attention and love. He is probably exhibiting the defense mechanism of:

   A. regression
   B. identification
   C. projection
   D. reaction formation

9. Parents in Westernized cultures are more likely than parents in Asian cultures to encourage children to value:

   A. enduring friendships
   B. nonconformity
   C. cultural traditions
   D. norms.

10. Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_____________; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to____________________.

    A. heredity; the environment
    B. the environment; heredity
    C. the environment; the environment
    D. heredity; heredity