High authoritarians fail to recognize authoritarian traits in themselves

Evidence

A DOUBLE STANDARD IN LOWS TOO? Low RWAs could have shown double standards as easily as Highs in the three criminal assault cases, the unfair election practices case, and the Quebec separation experiments. But they were hardly placed in jeopardy in the Christian- Islam-Judaism schooling studies. Lows do not endorse teaching religion in the public schools in their own society, so they can hardly look hypocritical opposing it in another country. … To “catch” Lows being more hypocritical than Highs, you have to turn the tables and put them in conflict over something they believe in. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1548 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Pseudo-existential self-struggle is staged inwardness that masks authoritarian conformity. — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia: Reflections from…, 158; Authoritarians make far more attribution errors than non-authoritarians; High authoritarians avoid learning they are more prejudiced than most peers — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1862 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Low authoritarians show same hypocrisy bias when tested on their own beliefs #complicates (0.80) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 1548