Revised authoritarianism measures diluted the construct’s link to genocide.

Evidence

However, Altemeyer and other revisionists (e.g., Pratto, Sidanius, Stallworth, & Malle, 1994) have aban­ doned many of the conceptual bases as well as the research procedures of Adorno et al. in their versions. Social learning and cognitive style explana­ tions have replaced psychodynamic personality theorizing. These trends have both expanded and diluted the original work, so that the relationship between authoritarianism and participation in the Holocaust or subsequent genocides becomes murkier than ever. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 457

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Prejudice scales cannot measure readiness to participate in genocide. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 460; Feminist reframing of rape invalidates earlier authoritarianism measures that used its sentencing. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 803; The RWA Scale outperformed earlier authoritarianism measures — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 401 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Rape sentence length was once used as a proxy for authoritarian punitiveness. #corroborates (0.90) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 802
• Feminist reframing of rape invalidates earlier authoritarianism measures that used its sentencing. #responds-to (0.85) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 803
• The RWA Scale outperformed earlier authoritarianism measures #expands (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 401