effects of dispositional factors on behaviour

Question 1

High internal locus control

Answer 1

believe behaviour is caused by their own efforts and decisions.

Question 2

High external locus of control

Answer 2

believe behaviour is due to luck & external factors outside of their control. External LOC = more likely to obey & conform.

Question 3

High levels of morality

Answer 3

higher levels of pro-social behaviour

Question 4

Lower levels of morality

Answer 4

anti-social behaviour

Question 5

authoritarian personality on obedience

Answer 5

From Adorno, 1950. Refers to a person who has high levels of respect for authority, sees world in black & white and dislike of those inferior - more likely to obey.

Question 6

Self-esteem & internal LOC

Answer 6

significantly correlated with hippocampal volume.

Question 7

Small hippocampus/ low volume of grey matter

Answer 7

low self-esteem.

Question 8

Low self esteem

Answer 8

more likely to confirm to a group.

Question 9

PFC damage

Answer 9

associated with a lack of empathy & anti-social behaviour and the inability to make suitable moral decisions.

Question 10

limitations

Answer 10

-There is more to obedience/conformity than individual traits - there can be other factors that may prevent the person from being influenced.

-These explanations can be considered reductionist - only focus on certain aspects

-Locus of control can vary from situation to situation and is not constant.