Explanation of Resisting Social Influence Flashcards
Outline social support
-can resist pressure to comform/obey due to social support
-having a ally gives confidence and support
-it makes it possible to resist as the pressure to comform/obey and remain independent in our own behaviour
Outline social support in terms of Comformity.
-individual must identify with the ally
-And see them as a role model of independant behaviour to be able to resist comformity
-Individual no longer fears being ridiculed allowing them to avoid NSI
Outline social support in terms of Obediance.
-the ally acts as a model of dissent for the individual to copy.
-it free’s the person to resist obediance
-and they act from the own consciouness
-having other allies can lead to a diffusion of responsibility
>feeling less embarrassed if others are acting in the same way
>consequence of resisting is shared
What are the Evaluations of Social support?
Milgrim and Alberecht
Explain the Milgrim evalutation.
-In one of his variations the ppt was paired with 2 confederates who acted as teachers
-They both withdrew early in the experiment
-this caused the obedience to drop from 65% to 10%
-this supports as it shows if the real ppt had support they were more likely to resist obediance
Explain the evaluation of Alberetch.
-he evaluated a 8 week programme to help pregnant adolescence to resist the pressure to smoke
-social support was provided by a slightly older mentor/’buddy’
-thos who had a buddy were significantly less likely to smoke compared to those who didnt have one
-it supports as the ‘buddy’ acted as a ally to give support to the adolescecne to resist the pressure to smoke
-therefore is useful as it acts as a intervention into the real world
What is the discussion on Alberetch?
-critics argue that there may be other factors for example credibility of the ally
-if the model is seen as not credible the individual wouldnt identify with them
-so would less likely join in with them to resist
-for example a dissenter in one of his veriation had poor eyesight
-resistance levels dropped significantly
What is the definition of locus of control?
-personality trait which refers to the perception of personal control over there behaviour
-there is a spectrum of locus of control going from internal at one end and external in the other
What is internal locus of control?
-they believe they control what happens to them
-behavior is caused by there own personal decisions and habit
-they trust there own judgement more than others
-more likely to remain independent in there behavior
What is external locus of control?
-believe what happens to them is due to external factors such as luck/fate
-put more trust into the judgement/decisions of authority figures
-take less responsibility of there actions
-less likely to remain independent in there own behavior
What are the 2 evaluation points of locus of control?
Twenge and Milgrim + Elms
Explain the Evaluation of Twenge
-analysed data from a studies investigating locus of control over a 40 year long period
-shows that people became more resistant to SI but also more external
-if it was linked to locus of control we would expect them to become internal
-Suggest locus of control isn’t a valid explanation
