Social Influence- Resistance

Question 1

Resistance to social influence explanations

Answer 1

Social support
Locus of control

Question 2

Social support

Answer 2

The presence of allies who resist social influence makes people more likely to also resist social influence

Question 3

Social support and conformity

Answer 3

Asch (1956) found in one of his variations that the presence of allies decreased conformity to 5% and 9%

Question 4

Social support and obedience

Answer 4

Milgram’s variation on presence of allies also obeying increased obedience to 92.5%, and allies disobeying decreased obedience to 10%

Question 5

Evaluation of social support

Answer 5

Allen and Levine- found a confederate not conforming reduced conformity levels, even though he was an unreliable ally (wore glasses).

Rees and Wallace- found social support by friends can help adolescents resist conformity as pressures to drink are lower when 1-2 friends don’t drink.

Rosentrasse protests- 1943 a group of German women protested to have their husbands and children released. Milgram said this was evidence of a platform to resist social influence.

Question 6

Rotter (1966)

Answer 6

Devised a questionaire which measures Locus of Control (internal and external)

Question 7

Locus of control

Answer 7

Dispositional explanation
Refers to who/what you think is in control of your life

Question 8

Internal LoC

Answer 8

Believes the control of life is within each person, more free will.
High internal LoCs are more likely to resist social influence

Question 9

External LoC

Answer 9

Believes the control of lives is somewhere else- fate, destiny etc.
These are less likely to resist social influence.

Question 10

Which situational explanation links to external LoC

Answer 10

Agentic state- they both do not take responsibility for their actions and like to blame others.