Resistance To SI Flashcards
Describe social support.
Seeing other individuals who resisting orders and pressure to conform helps other individuals with confidence in resisting social influences both by pressure and authority figures
Describe locus of control.
Rotter: an individual has a sense of personal control over their lives and can be measured on a scale. This personality scale ranges from a high internal to high external locus of control.
Describe high internal locus of control.
They feel like their actions control their lives.
Have responsibility over their actions and these dictate events in their life.
Less concerned with social approval.
Describe high external locus of control.
Feels their life are controlled by external forces like others, fate or government.
Which LOC can resist social pressure?
High internal LOC is more able to resist pressures to conform or obey.
Research for resistance.
Holland, in replication of milgrams study pts were assessed for internal or external LOC. 37% of those with internal LOC refused to continue to highest shock level compared to 23% of those with external LOC. This suggests those with high internal LOC are more able to resist others.
