POLS 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Harm Avoidance, The Authoritarian Personality, Extraversion And Introversion
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Milgram was not especially interested in this question: he concludes that it depends on the teacher"s view of the student and beliefs about whether or not the student deserves to be punished. Zimbardo doesn"t say much about variation either. Economists do not usually spend their time trying to figure out why some people are chronic non-cooperators and others are generous. Does trait variation across humans correlate with political beliefs. Moral foundations: harm avoidance, equality/fairness/justice (individualizing), authority, in-group. Disgust sensitivity: (e. g. would it bother you to stay in a nice hotel room knowing that a man died of a heart attack there the night before?) Authoritarianism: adorno and the authoritarian personality, (e. g. obedience and respect are the most important virtues children should learn?) Tastes in: art, food (e. g. poetry should rhyme. ) (e. g. would you rather eat your favorite meal or something new and exciting, literature (e. g. novels should end with a clear resolution. ) Agreeableness: no-relation: politeness: conservatives, empathy: liberals.
