This is an interactive version of the Right-wing Authoritarianism Scale.

Introduction: Following World War II there was a significant amount of interest in what was termed the "authoritarian personality". Psychologists wanted to understand the psychologies of fascist regimes and their followers. This line of research produced the California F-scale (F for fascist) in 1947. The Right-wing Authoritarianism Scale was developed by Bob Altemeyer in 1981 as a revision of the F-scale that improved its statistical properties.

Procedure: The test consists of twenty two opinions and for each you must indicate how much you agree with it. The test should take 3 - 5 minutes to complete.

Participation: This test is provided for educational use only. It should not be used as psychological advice of any kind and comes without any guarantee of accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose. Also, your responses may be recorded and anonymously used for research or otherwise distributed.





Source:
  • Altemeyer, Bob. Right-wing authoritarianism. University of Manitoba press, 1981.
  • Altemeyer, Bob (2007). The Authoritarians. University of Manitoba.
             <http://members.shaw.ca/jeanaltemeyer/drbob/TheAuthoritarians.pdf>