resistance to social influence Flashcards
define resistance to social influence
refers to the ability of people to withstand the social pressure to the conform to the majority or to obey authority. influenced by situational or dispositional factors
what are the resistance types
social support
locus of control
2 types of social support
resisting conformity
resisting obedience
what is resisting conformity
the pressure to conform can be weakened if there are others not conforming
example of resisting conformity
in aschs study the confederate who isn’t conforming may give the wrong answer but gives participants the confidence to give their own answer
in aschs study what does the confederate act as
a model of independent behaviour
what does the confederate do in aschs study for resisting conformity
their dissent gives rise to more dissent as it shows the majority’s no longer unanimous
what is resisting obedience
pressure to obey can be resisted if somebody else disobeys
example of resistance to obedience
one of milgrams variations obedience dropped from 65% to 10% with a disobedient confederate
why did people disobey more with a disobedient confederate
other person acts as a model for the person to dissent too. disobedient model challenges legitimacy of authority figure making it easier to obey
what is locus of control
julian rotter proposed this as a concept concerned with internal versus external control
what do people with high internal loc believe
they are in control of the things that happen to them
what do people with high external loc believe
things that happen to them are out of their control
what is Loc continuum
loc is a scale people’s positions may vary on it
who are more likely to resist social pressures to conform and obey
those with high internal Loc
