Authoritarians are somewhat more likely to yea-say on tests.
Evidence
That research led to a new conceptualization and measure of right-wing authoritarianism. Studies with that scale, as we are about to see, established that authoritarians are somewhat more likely to yea-say on tests than others are. It only took twenty-five years to straighten out the vicious circle. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 4077
Categorization
- QUESTION: Why would authoritarians be more prone to acquiescence response bias? Is it trust in authority figures including researchers?