Wpływ orientacji na dominację społeczną i prawicowego autorytaryzmu na wnioskowanie o cechach wspólnotowych i kompetencyjnych
Influence of social dominance orientation and right-wing authoritarianism on inference of communion and competence traits

Summary/Abstract: According to Duckitt’s two process theory (2001), right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation are different psychological dispositions, allowing to cope either with unpredictable, dangerous social world or a world seen as a place of continuous struggle for position. If so, while forming impressions about others, authoritarianism should direct attention to the communion related traits (in order to reduce unpleasant feelings through trust in others and group membership), whereas dominance should be connected to competence traits (to determine who is the competitor). In this research (91 university students) it was shown that authoritarianism increases inference of positive communion traits, while SDO decreases inferences of both positive and negative communion traits.. The results are discussed in terms of psychological needs behind each of the dispositions.

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