Resutnace To Social Influence 16 Marker

Question 1

What are the two factors involved in social influence resistance?

Answer 1

• locus of control
• social support

Question 2

What does locus of control mean?

Answer 2

Proposed by Rotter
-people with an internal loc are more likely to resist social influence

Question 3

What does social support mean?

Answer 3

Presence of others can help you resist social influence
- Asch study
-when they saw others dissent they were more likely to too
- milgrams stufy
- disobedient confederate reduced conformitu

Question 5

There is low ecological validity to the research why is this a problem?

Answer 5

Lab studies (Asch/Milgram) may not reflect real-life resistance.
Ethical issues also limit applicability.

Question 6

What did Holland find about internal loc?

Answer 6

-more likely to resist in milgrams tasks

Question 7

Is there cultural bias?

Answer 7

• Individualistic vs collectivist cultures: social support and LOC may not apply equally.
• Resistance explanations may not generalise across cultures.