Independent Behaviour

Question 1

Define independent behaviour

Answer 1

when someone does not respond to a group/social norms. they may see others obeying or conforming but do not pay attention or conform

Question 2

What percentage of people act independently in Asch’s study?

Answer 2

1/4

Question 3

what makes people act independently?

Answer 3

group size
location
other independent role models
dont want the responsibility

Question 4

Resisting pressures to Conform?

Answer 4

Giving answers in private-dont appear foolish-asch supports this
Non-conforming role model- someone who doesnt conform to a social setting-asch found that one stooge going against majority=80% conformity drop
Size of Group-the samller the majority, the less likely someone would want to conform

Question 5

Resisting pressures to obey?

Answer 5

Disobedient role model-a role model that does not obey to the person of authority-milgram, obedience fell from 65% to 10% when one person disobeyed
Time to think&find social support-the nurse study found that there were less obedience when asked around for advice

Question 6

what is locus of control?

Answer 6

it refers to the amount of control you have over the successes or failures you have of your life, ie is it you/an external factor

Question 7

what is the differences between internal and external locus of control?

Answer 7

Internal- i should have studied more (this links to independent behaviour, ie less likely to conform)

external- i had a crap teacher

Question 8

how do you measure someones internal or external l.o.c?

Answer 8

Rotters locos of control scale

Question 9

Study to support the effect of L.O.C on independent behaviour
OLINER AND OLINER

Answer 9

interviewed two groups of Jewish people who lived in Germany through the Holocaust and the Nazis
they compared 406 people who rescued the jews and 126 who didnt rescue them
FOUND that those who rescued the jews had an INTERNAL LOC