social booklet 3 Flashcards
what is social support
it allows people to resist conformity by reducing pressure to conform when another person present isnt conforming
it breaks the unanimous majority
what does unanimous majority mean
an opinion carried by the majority
who created the LOC
Rutter
what does the locus of control refer to
someones perception of personal control over their own behaviour
what does a high internal LOC suggest
the person believes they control events in their life
that happened because i made it
what type of LOC means theyre less likely to resist conformity
high INTERNAL
how does aschs research support social support
in a variant of aschs study he found that when another confederate chose an answer different to the unanimous majority of the group then the participant would be more likely to resist the group when a social supporter is gained
minority influence is…
where one person from a group influences the behaviour of the wider group
