resistance to social influence Flashcards
what is another explanation for the link with greater resistance to social influence and internal locus of control?
people with a high internal locus tend to be more :
self confident
more achievemant oreintated
higher intelligence
less need for social approval
so this leads to greater resistance to social influence
what type of locus of control is more likely to resist social influence ?
internal locus of control
more likely to resist as they act on their own accord
they believe life is determined by their own decisions
what questionnaire is used to measure whether someone has an internal or external locus of control?
locus of control scale
what is an external locus of control?
believes that everything that happens is down to external factors e.g luck , fate etc
what is an internal locus of control ?
believe that everything that happens is down to them
what is locus of control?
an individuals perception of personal control over their own behaviour
Allen and levine
evidence for social support AO3
looked at whether social support was not really valid would would also help ps resist conformity
in 1 condition the confederate wore glasses with very thick lenses
he provided an invalid social support
in the 2nd the confederate had normal vision ( valid social support)
both conditions reduced the amount of conformity but valid social support had much more impact
what did allen and levine find in their study?
both conditions reduced the amount of conformity
thick lens glasses and no glasses
but valid social support (no glasses) has much more impact
gamson et al - evidence for social support AO3
found higher levels of resistance in their study than milgrams
this was probably because ps were in groups (they had to produce evidence that would be used to help an oil company run a smear campaign)
29 out of 33 groups of ps 88% rebelled this shows that peer support is linked to greater resistance
what were the findings of gamson et al ?
29/33 groups of ps (88%) rebelled
this shows that peer support is linked to greater resistance
rosentrasse protest evidence for social support AO3
a group of women protested stood and lined up and demanded the release of their jewish sons and husbands they were being held by nazi police
police threatened open fire if they didnt back down but their persistence set the jews free
social support in obedience research AO1
in milgrams study when there was a non obedient teacher with the actual naive p conformity levels dropped from 65% to 10%
social support research in conformity - asch AO1
in aschs study when 1 confederate gave a different answer to the others conformity dropped to 5.5%
33%-5.5%
the presense of social support allows us to resist conformity
what is social support?
social support breaks the unanimous position of the majority
the presense of an ally provides the individiual with an independent aspect of reality that makes them feel more confident in their decision and be able to stand up to the majority
what are the explanations for resistance to social influence ?
social support
locus of control
