resistance to social Influence

Question 1

2 evaluations

Answer 1

-Twinge et al found refuting evidence
-Holland found that people only 23% of people with high external loc didn’t go to 450 volts whereas 37% of people
with high internal didn’t go to 450 bolts volts

Question 2

What was the refuting evidence Twenge et al found ?

Answer 2

the population of people with high external loc grew but so did resistance to obedience which counteract each other

Question 3

How does social support help resist conformity and obedience ?

Answer 3

• presence of an ally provides a sense of independence and makes individuals for confidence in their own decisions
• eases pressure off of a person
•  disobedient peers act as role models

Question 4

What research support is there about social support?

Answer 4

in Milgram study when there was a dissenting Confederate who disobeyed obedience to drop from 65% to 10%

Question 5

name three characteristics of someone with a high external locus of control

Answer 5

• believe in luck and fate

- their successes and failures are a result of external factors beyond their control

Question 6

name three characteristics of someone with a high internal locus of control

Answer 6

• self reliant
• achievement orientated
• self driven