resistance to social influence Flashcards
why do people resist social influence?
Social support and locus of control
Who stated that if you have social support you’re more likely to resist conformity?
Asch
what research supports that social support helps resist conformity?
In a variation of asch’s when a participant had an ally conformity levels dropped
what does it mean to have a high internal locus of control?
this mean a person is very self reliant and believes that all events are a consequence of their own actions
what does it mean if a person has a high external locus of control?
this means an individual believes that they have little control in the events that happen in their life and they are a cause factors such as luck
what a person with high internal locus of control resist conformity more than a person with a high external locus of control?
A person with a high internal locus of control is more likely to resist social influence because they are more confident in their own choices
Who repeated Milgram study and found that more individuals within high internal locus of control resisted the pressure of an experimenter?
Holland
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