Explations To Resistance To Social Influence

Question 1

Social support

Answer 1

Resist preasures to conform or obey to due to ally which gives us confidence and support to go against person remain independent

Question 2

Locus of control

Answer 2

Personality trait which refers to a person perception of personal control over behaviours

There is a scale of locus control external at one end and internal at another

Question 3

What is External locus of control determined by ?

Answer 3

Individual believes life is determined by fate , luck and external factors

Question 4

Is getting bad grades and claiming the rain for it an external factor in internal ?

Answer 4

External

Question 5

Internal

Answer 5

Individual believes there lives determined by there own faith

Question 6

Is getting an A due to revision an internal or external factor ?

Answer 6

internal

Question 7

Ao3 strength of social support by Albercht

Answer 7

Evaluated and 8 week program to help preganat ladies resist peer pressure to smoke

Social support was provided by slightly older mentor or “buddy”

Those who had a buddy were less likely to smoke

Question 8

Ao3 weakness of social support

Answer 8

Other factors may affect resistant social influence

Credibility of the ally

Individuals may not identify with them

Less likely to join them in resisting

Eg aschs variation dissenter had poor eyesight

Resistant levels dropped significantly

Social support is more complex explanation of resistance than though lowing validity of the explanation

Question 9

Ao3 Internal locus of control milgrim and elms

Answer 9

Original ppts completed an interview to identify loc

Found that those who had internal loc were more likely to refuse to give shocks

Whereas with external loc were more likely to be within the 65 percents that gave the full 450 v

Supporting loc as an explanation of resistance to social influences as those with internal loc were more likely to resists obedience and remain independent in there behaviour