RESISTANCE TO SOCIAL INFLUENCE Flashcards
there is research support for….
resistance to conformity
resistance to obedience
loc
who conducted research to support resistance to conformity?
allen and levine
what did allen and levine do?
found conformity decreased when a dissenter was introduced
what was the dissenter in allen and levine’s experiment?
someone with thick glasses to signify difficulty with vision
what did the decrease in conf show?
people will resist conf if they are free from pressure of the group
what does allen and levine’s research increase?
reliability of social support as explanation for resistance to social inf
who conducted research for resistance to obedience?
gramson et al
what did gramson et al find?
found higher level of resistance when ppts had to blackmail smear company
what % of ppts reblled in gramson et al’s study?
88%
what does gramson et al’s study show?
that peer support is linked to greater resistance, people will resist SI if they are a group
who conducted research for locus of control and obedience?
holland
what did holland do?
replicate milgram’s exp, measured people loc
what % of internals didn’t continue to highest shock in comparison to % of externals?
37% of internals didn’t continue in comp to 23% of externals
what does holland research show?
that people with an internal loc are more resistant to SI
how can holland research be counteracted?
it’s not a big enough difference, personality could alos be a factor
who found contradictory research for resistance to SI?
twenge et al
what did twenge at al do?
analysed data from USA loc studies over 40 year period
what did twenge et al find?
people have become more external, but more resistant
what should twenge et al’s research actually show?
that society has become more internal if we have become more resistance, loc not linked to resistance
twenge et al research decreases the….
ecological validity and credibility of exp as it challenges link between loc and resistant behaviour
how can twenge et al’s research be counteracted?
people may be realising many things are out of our control ,but still try and resist
