The Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale
Altemeyer (1988)
Anatomy
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Items measuring this instrument
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10 obedience and respect for authority are the most important virtues children should learn
11 organizations like the army and the priesthood have a pretty unhealthy effect upon men because they require strict obedience of commands…
12 one good way to teach certain people right from wrong is to give them a good stiff punishment when they get out of line
13 youngsters should be taught to refuse to fight in a war unless they themselves agree the war is just and necessary
14 it may be considered oldfashioned by some but having a decent respectable appearance is still the mark of a gentleman and especially a l…
15 in these troubled times laws have to be enforced without mercy especially when dealing with the agitators and revolutionaries who are st…
16 atheists and others who have rebelled against the established religions are no doubt every bit as good and virtuous as those who attend…
17 young people sometimes get rebellious ideas but as they grow up they ought to get over them and settle down
18 rules about being wellmannered and respectable are chains from the past that we should question very thoroughly before accepting
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