Social Influence: Resistance to SI A01

Question 1

How can resistance to conformity occur?

Answer 1

The presence of a disagreeing confederate

Question 2

What is social support?

Answer 2

It is when others provide validation, encouragement, or different opinions that help someone resist social pressure to conform or obey.

Question 3

Why does social support make it easier to resist social pressure?

Answer 3

Because it reduces the feeling of pressure and boosts confidence.

Question 4

RESISTANCE TO CONFORMITY
In Milgram’s study, what happened when a disobedient confederate entered?

Answer 4

The obedience rate dropped from 65% to just 10%

Question 5

The confederate acted as a ______?

Answer 5

model of disobedient behaviour

Question 6

What does the model of disobedient behaviour result in?

Answer 6

The participant was able to act in a more natural way and disobey orders.

Question 7

Who proposed the concept of locus of control?

Answer 7

Rotter

Question 8

What did Rotter state?

Answer 8

That people either have an internal locus of control or an external locus of control.

Question 9

What is internal locus of control?

Answer 9

believing that things happening to them are largely controlled by themselves

Question 10

What is external locus of control?

Answer 10

believing that things happening to them are outside of their control

Question 11

What is the LOC continuum?

Answer 11

Locus of control is a scale and individuals vary upon this scale