Political psychology’s typological tradition produced scales for authoritarian, dogmatic, and Machiavellian personalities

Evidence

Groundbreaking typological contributions include Lasswell’s (1930) division of political elites into “agitator,” “administrator,” and “theorist” categories, Adorno et al.’s (1950) work on authoritarian personality types, Rokeach’s (1960) theory of dogmatism, Barber’s (1965) taxonomic analysis of American legislators and presidents, and Christie and Geis’ (1970) work in developing scales for measuring “Machiavellian” personality and leadership styles. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 117

Categorization

• XREF: Adorno’s authoritarian personality and Christie and Geis’ Machiavellianism connect to the broader social-psychology canon already familiar to the reader.