L10 - dispositional explanations of resistance to social influence

Question 1

who was locus of control proposed by

Answer 1

rotter

Question 2

what is locus of control

Answer 2

a person’s perception of the degree of personal control they have over their behaviour

Question 3

what is external LOC

Answer 3

people see their future and their actions resulting from factors outside their control such as luck or fate

Question 4

what is internal LOC

Answer 4

people who feel a stronger sense of control
more active seekers of info, rely less on options of others, more likely to show resistance to social influence

Question 5

why are people with internal LOC less likely to conform

Answer 5

more likely to be leaders
less concerned with social approval
more self confident
believe that they can control their own circumstances

Question 6

strength of LOC

Answer 6

supporting evidence
oliner and oliner interviewed two groups of non-jewish who lived through holocaust
compared 406 who protected and rescued jews against 126 who didn’t
those who rescued had internal LOC
so those with internal LOC are likely to act rather than leave situation to fate

Question 7

weakness of LOC

Answer 7

williams and warchal found that conformers were less assertive than non-conformers
but groups did not score differently on test to determine LOC
suggests assertiveness is more important than LOC in determining whether or not a person will refuse to conform