Resistance to social influence

Question 1

Social support

Answer 1

The presence of others who resist pressure to conform

Question 2

MIlgram social support

Answer 2

with another confederate - 10%

Question 3

ASCH social support

Answer 3

Same answer- 5.5%
different- 9%

Question 4

Locus of control

Answer 4

Perception of personal control over own behaviours

Question 5

External

Answer 5

Determinist view
Influenced by external factors
Out of their control
LEss responsibility for actions

Question 6

Internal

Answer 6

Free will view
Can resist social influence
More independant

Question 7

Internals and resisting social influence

Answer 7

Internals seek information so den’t rely on other’s opinions
More achievement oriented (spector found a relationship between internals and leadership- more goal orientated)
Can resist coercion from others (in a prisoners of war scenario internals were better at resisting)

Question 8

Social support doesn’t have to be valid to be effective

Answer 8

Allen and Levine- thick glasses in ASCH experiment- less conformity- social support still has an effect. It is so strong that we just need a little bit of social support.

Question 9

Social support real world support

Answer 9

Rosenstrasse protest (1943)- the men were freed (2000 jewish men)

Question 10

Locus of control research support

Answer 10

Holland found Milgram study 37% of internals and 23% of externals were defiant

Question 11

Locus of control is related to NSI not ISI

Answer 11

Spector found in 157 students there was a correlation between NSI and LOC but not LOC and ISI