resistance to social influence

Question 1

resistance to social influence

Answer 1

• ability for people to stop the pressure to confirm to a majority group/obey to authority figure by maintaining personal autonomy and intgreity I their thoughts decisions and actions

Question 2

asch

Answer 2

• overall conformity rate , 32

but

25% RSESISTED pressure to conform on every critical trial

Question 3

Milgram

Answer 3

• overall obedience rate , 65%,

35% resisted pressure to obey, by refusing to ive full 450v shock

Question 4

what are the 2 explanations of resistance to social influence

Answer 4

• social support ( situational explanation)
• locus of control ( dispositional edxplaiton)

Question 5

social support

Answer 5

• presence of others who resist pressures to conform/obey, helps others do the same, act as models

Question 6

social support as an explanation for resisting influence- CONFORMITY

Answer 6

conformity- more likely to resist if there’s other ppl present not conforming, person acts a model

asch , = introduction of dissenter, broken unanimity of group, non conformist doesn’t have to be right , as long as they disagree with the majority

Question 7

social support as an explanation for resisting influence- OBEDIENCE

Answer 7

• more likely to resist, if there’s another person disobeying,

miLGRAM =- PPT joined by ally who disobeyed experminemter , obedience fell from. 65 to just 10%

Question 8

locus of control

Answer 8

• how far a person believes they’re in co tool of their own lives,

internal locus of control - confident dont need anyone else’s approval

external loc- believes in luck/fate, highly likely to conform

Question 9

internal locus of control

Answer 9

internal locus of control - confident dont need anyone else’s approval

Question 10

external locus of control

Answer 10

external loc- believes in luck/fate, highly likely to conform

Question 11

strength , Asch

Answer 11

when one confederate gave wrong answer, conformity dropped , having ally =helps ppl resist pressure

Question 12

strength , holland

Answer 12

p- holland found that ppl with internal loc , less likely to obey to milgram
- support idea that internal more reisitnat

Question 13

limitation , factors

Answer 13

not everyone resists bc of social support or loc
other factors egg confidence past expiernces , play a role