Political Conservatives’ Affinity for Obedience to Authority Is Loyal, Not Blind

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1205-1214

  Frimer, Jeremy A ^a   Gaucher, Danielle ^a   Schaefer, Nicola K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

authority; ideology; in group favoritism; obedience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908505048     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167214538672     Document Type: Article

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