1 Social Influence- Resisting (social support and locus of control)

Question 1

social support

Answer 1

the perception of assistance and solidarity available from others
-helps people resist normative social influence as they feel they are not alone in going against a majority or authority figure
-it can reinforce a person in feeling that they are right in going against a majority or disobeying an order, as it provides validation of their own thoughts and counterbalances the pressure of the majority or authority figure

Question 2

what explanation is social support an example of?

Answer 2

situational because it involves other people agreeing with you externally

Question 3

A03 social support
supporting evidence (conformity)