Annotated Bibliography On Dogmatic Personality

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Annotated Bibliography Final:
Dogmatic Personality Trait

Rachel Scott
Salem College
PSYC 150 Personality Psychology
Dr. Mary Jacobsen
11/14/2017

Notes: Thank you for the feedback as well as the extension. As requested by you in class, this is a note notifying you that this annotated bibliography has been edited to incorporate your comments. Rather than highlighting dogmatism in conservative persons the annotated bibliography now focuses on the dogmatic trait as a whole, now with the understanding that there is a difference between the belief system of dogmatism and the personality trait of dogmatic.

Babad, E. Y. (1979). Personality correlates of susceptibility to biasing information. Journal Of
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(f) The advantage of being low-dogmatic is that these individuals are better able to navigate syllogical conversations. (g) N/A (h) I thought it was highly interesting that dogmatic individuals judge consistently judge syllogical arguments as invalid despite their level of logical soundness. Prior to reviewing this source, I was under the impression that the dogmatic personality trait typically manifested when an individual was confronted with an opposing argument or belief. This sources showcased that the dogmatic trait is present anytime an individual is evaluating an argument--agreeing or opposing.
Block, J., & Peterson, P. (1955). Some personality correlates of confidence, caution, and speed in a decision situation. The Journal Of Abnormal And Social Psychology, 51(1), 34-41. doi:10.1037/h0046710 (a) In this study dogmatic trait described individuals who were more rigid in their thinking, less open to new information and experience.
(b) The participants were introduced to a state of constant stimulation. There were in …show more content…

I have concerns that there could have been confounds present within the study that contributed to the speed and confidence of the decisions the individual made--such as alertness, interest, etc.
Bronstein, M. V., Dovidio, J. F., & Cannon, T. D. (2017). Both bias against disconfirmatory evidence and political orientation partially explain the relationship between being dogmatic and racial prejudice. Personality and individual differences, 105, 89-94.
a) This author defines being dogmatic as being unyielding in one’s belief even when presented with conflicting information. In particular, the author examines this in relation to its connection with conservative political beliefs.
(b) Using an assessment being dogmatic, racial prejudice, evidence integration impairment and positive response bias, and political orientation were all measured for mediation effect.
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(e) They found that political orientation--specifically, conservatism--and “bias against disconfirmatory evidence” plays a role in the origin of the relationship between being prejudice and being

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