Resistance To Social Influence + E Flashcards

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1
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What is the definition of social resistance?

A

The ability of people to withstand social pressure to conform to the majority.

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Definition of social support

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The presence of people who resist pressures to conform or obey can help others to do the same.

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3
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Def. Locust of control?

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What we think drives and directs our lives?

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4
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What kind of factor is social support?

A

Situational factor

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5
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What study relates to the social conformity support ?

[+ explaination]

A

Ash research

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The fact that someone is not following the majority makes them a ____ and reinforces the s____ s____ for others to do the same?

A

Model

Social support

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Outline ash study and how it links to the theory of resistance to social influence?

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When there was a designating participant the conformity decreased because it enables the a naive participant to participant to follow their won conscience ?

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What is the general effect of a dissenting participant?

[in obedience & conformity]

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`More unconforming/ disobedient behaviour

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9
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The p______ of obedience can be resisted if someone someone is p______ who doesn’t o___

A

Pressure
Present
Obey

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10
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What research does the social support of obedience?

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Milgrams study

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Outline Milligrams study and how it links to the explanation of social support of obedience?
+ statistic

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Where there was a dissenting participants the obedience of the participants dropped form 65% to 10%

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The d______ challenges the l_________ of the authority

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Disobedience

Legitimacy

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13
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What kind of factor is locust of control?

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Dispositional factor

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14
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Who propped this explanation? (1966)

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Rotter 1966

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15
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What is LOC?

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Is a scale & individuals may vary in between.

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What is a ‘internal locus of control’

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When a person believes that they are in control of their lives and they are responsible for their own actions

17
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What is the ‘external locust of control’

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When someone doesn’t not feel in control of their actions and feels like they are not responsible for their own life?

18
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Which LOC would be more able to be persistent pressures to conform .

A

High internal

19
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Which LOC base their decisions on their own beliefs and morals?

A

High internal

20
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High internals tend to have a h____ self esteem / confidence and thus have a higher i_____________.

A

High

Intelligence

21
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P: Real world support

[strength]

A

E: Albrecht (2006) evaluated a ‘ teen fresh start’ programme aimed at teens who are pregnant and smoke
They found that when their was a “buddy” present who also resisted were less likely to smoke .

E: TMT social support can help young people resist SI as a part of intervention

22
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P: Research support for dissenting peers (obedience)

[S]

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E: Gamson (1982) asked participants to partake in a smear campaign’
They found high levels of resistance because they worked in groups and could discuss.

29/33 groups disobeyed.(88%)

E: TST peer support can lead to more disobedience

23
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P: Research support (1967)
Inc. statistic
[S]

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E: Holland 1967 repeated Milgrams study and measured the participant internal and external LOC
He found that 37% internals did not continue ad 23% of externals

E: TST resistant is at least partly related LOC and this increases the validity

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P: Contradictory research

[W]

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E: Twenge (2004) analysed data and found that people became more resistant and internal.

E: Surprising because because people should becoming more external. TMT LOC is not a valid explanation go how people.