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In reference to Hans Jurgen Eysenck: His encounter with the fascist right and his later battles with the radical left suggested to him that the trait of tough-mindedness, or authoritarianism, was equally prevalent in both extremes of the political spectrum. He later found some scientific support for this hypothesis in a study that demonstrated that although communists were radical and fascists were conservative on one dimension of personality, on the tough-minded versus tender-minded dimension, both groups were authoritarian, rigid, and intolerant of ambiguity (tough-minded) (Eysenck, 1954; Eysenck & Coulter, 1972).
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:11:47 +0000

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