Resitance To Social Influence

Question 1

How does social support help resistance to conformity

Answer 1

Continuity is reduced due to dissenters - even wrong answers breaks unanimity (asch)

Question 2

How does social support help resist obedience

Answer 2

Due to a disobedient peer acting as a model and questioning legitimacy of authority

Question 3

Support research for social support

Answer 3

Albrecht- having a buddy helps resist peer pressure to smoke

Gamson- obedience to orders in an oil company decreased when participants were in a group

Question 4

What is locus of control and who was it developed by

Answer 4

Rotter
Belief that either you influence what happens to u (internal) or it’s due to environmental/external factors (external)

Question 5

Research support for LOC

Answer 5

Holland - milgram study repeat shows internals are less likely to fully obey

Question 6

Why do internal loc more likely to resist social influence

Answer 6

• they take responsibly for themselves
• more confident and goal orientated

Question 7

What is the contradictory research for LOc

Answer 7

Twenge 2004
Longitudinal study showed people become less likely to follow social influence but have a more external loc