Dispositional explanations of resistance to social influence Flashcards
1
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locus of control
A
- personality determines whether they’ll conform/ obey or resist to social influence
- refers to the extent to which they believe they have control over their own behaviour
- measured on a dimension from internal to external
2
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internal locus of control
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- believe that what occurs in their life is the result of their own actions/ behaviour
- they are in control + can alter what happens to them
3
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external locus of control
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- believe that what occurs in their life is determined by chance
- they’re not in control + can’t alter what happens to them
4
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why are people w/ an internal locus of control less likely to conform/ obey?
A
they are:
- more likely to be leaders rather than followers
- less concerned w/ social approval
- more self confident
- believe that they control their own circumstances
5
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ads of locus of control
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- shelter Jews
- Milgram’s study
6
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disad of locus of control
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- two psychs found that conformers were less assertive than non-conformers
- BUT two groups didn’t score differently on a test to determine their locus of control
= suggests that assertiveness is more important than locus of control in determining whether a person will refuse to conform/obey
7
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shelter Jews - ads of locus of control
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- two psychs interviewed 406 German people who had sheltered Jewish people from the Nazis during the 1930s + 1940s
= these German people had an INTERNAL locus of control, which allowed them to disobey the Nazis
8
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Milgram’s study - ads of locus of control
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- Milgram asked parts to deliver electric shocks to a confederate, Mr Wallace when he got a question wrong
- the shock’s weren’t real but parts believed they were
- 65% of parts = obeyed + shocked up to 450V
- Milgram gave them a questionnaire to measure their locus of control
= found that 35% who had DISOBEYED = more likely to have an internal locus of control than those who had obeyed
