resistance to social influence

Question 1

resistance to social influence

Answer 1

social support
locus of control

Question 2

social support

Answer 2

those with social support can be :
- more confident
- will not fear rejection or ridicule
-more likely to resist social influence and remain independent

Question 3

conformity (social support)

Answer 3

when a confederate gave a correct answer in Asch’s study the conformity dropped to 5%

Question 4

obedience

Answer 4

Milgram
when the ppt was paired with 2 other teachers (confederates) who refused to go on
number of people who went to 450v dropped to 10%

Question 5

evaluation of social support

Answer 5

conformity support
obedience support
real world application

Question 6

conformity support (SOCIAL SUPPORT EVALUATION)

Answer 6

Allen and Levine (1971)
- resistance to conformity increased from 3% to 64% when there was social support
- even if dissenter wore thick glasses and said he had difficulty with his vision = 36%

Question 7

obedience support (SOCIAL SUPPORT EVALUATION)

Answer 7

Gamson et al (1982)
- found higher rates of resistance when they asked ppts to produce evidence for an oil company to use for a smear campaign
- 29/33 (88%) rebelled

Question 8

real world application (SOCIAL SUPPORT EVALUATION)

Answer 8

Albrecht et al (2006)
- adolescents who has a ‘buddy’ to support them during an antismoking campaign
- less likely to smoke than those without a buddy

Question 9

locus of control

Answer 9

refers to a person’s perception of personal control over their own behaviour

measured along a dimension of ‘high internal’ to ‘high external’

Question 10

high internals…

Answer 10

• active seekers of information that is useful to them
• rely less on the opinions of others
• take responsibility for their own actions and base decisions on their own beliefs
• resist pressures from others
• more achievement oriented and so more likely to become leaders
• more self confident and higher intelligence so better able to resist coercion as they don’t need social approval

Question 11

high externals

Answer 11

• more likely to be influenced by others
• don’t believe they exercise personal control over their lives

Question 12

Oliner and Oliner (1998) (LOCUS OF CONTROL)

Answer 12

those who resisted orders in Nazi Germany were more likely to have a high internal locus of control

Question 13

evaluation of locus of control

Answer 13

contradicting research
Twenge et al (2004)
depends of the situation

Question 14

contradicting research (LOCUS OF CONTROL EVALUATION)

Answer 14

Schurz (1985)
- found 80% of ppts gave a highest possible shock to a learner
- locus of control measures were not predictable of obedience

Question 15

Twenge et al (LOCUS OF CONTROL EVALUATION)

Answer 15

analyses LOC studies from 1960-2002 in America

found that over time people became more resistant but also more external

opposite of what we would expect

Question 16

depends on situation

Answer 16

Rotter (1982)
- states a person’s LOC only influences their behaviour on new situations
- we will conform if we did so in the same situation before