Obstacles to authority were found among the most heritable traits

Evidence

Then, in late December 1986, I read a New York Times News Service article by Daniel Goleman based on a paper the Minnesota team had submitted for publication in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. (Newspapers do not ordinarily pick up scientific papers that have just been submitted to a journal.) The news story stated at one point, “Among traits found most strongly determined by heredity were leadership and, surprisingly, traditionalism or obedience to authority.” The part about leadership harkened back to Aristotle’s view that a few of us are born for greatness, while most of us are born to be followers. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 892 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Traditionalism and obedience to authority show strong genetic heritability — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 892; Twins-reared-together data cap authoritarianism heritability near thirty percent — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 960

Broader Connections

• Traditionalism and obedience to authority show strong genetic heritability #corroborates (0.95) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 892