Resistance to social influence

Question 1

Social Support - resisting conformity

Answer 1

The social support by an ally led to a reduction in conformity from 33% to 5.5%. breaks the unanimous position.

Question 2

Social support - resisting obedience

Answer 2

Individuals are generally more confident in their ability to resist the temptation to obey if they can find an ally who is willing to join them in opposing the authority figure

Question 3

Locus of control

Answer 3

Internal = believe they have the power for their life - less reliant on others
External = blame exterior factors - reliant on others

Question 4

Internality and resistance to social influence

Answer 4

1. High internals are active seekers of information that is useful to them
2. High internals tend to be more achievement - orientated
3. High internals are better able to resist coercion from others

Question 5

A03: Research demonstrates the importance of social support in resisiting social influence

Answer 5

Rees and Wallace - teens who drank alcohol were more likely to have engaged in drunkenness and binge drinking over the last year.

Question 6

A03: The Rosenstrasse Protest

Answer 6

1943, group of women married to Jewish men who had been taken away, came together to get their husbands back. support for social support

Question 7

A03: LOC is related to NSI but not ISI

Answer 7

Spector - externals were more likely to oblige with NSI

Question 8

A03: People are more external than they used to be

Answer 8

Twenge - meta analysis young people are more external motivated

Question 9

A03: Research support for LOC

Answer 9

Avtgis - meta analysis between LOC and forms of SI.
Positive correlation between scores for the relationship between scores of internality/externality and scores on measure of persuasion, social influence and conformity