resistance to social influence

Question 1

what is social support?

Answer 1

the fact someone else is not following majority

Question 2

Conformity

Answer 2

Asch observed participant conformity declined from 32% to 5.5% when one confederate went against the group and said the correct answer. Having someone break the unanimity of the group provided social support for the participant to give the answer he really thought.

Question 3

Obedience

Answer 3

in another variation of Milgram’s experiments, participants took part in the experiment with two other teachers. When the other teachers refused to administer any more electric shocks and left the study, participant obedience dropped from 65% to 10%.

Question 4

who developed a scale to measure a person’s locus of control?

Answer 4

Rotter

Question 5

locus of control

Answer 5

the extent to which they believe they are in control of their life

Question 6

Internal locus of control

Answer 6

The person believes their own choices shape their life
E.g. if you do badly in an exam, you blame yourself

Question 7

External locus of control

Answer 7

The person believes their life is controlled by things outside their control – such as luck, fate, and circumstance
E.g. if you do badly in an exam, you blame the exam paper or the teacher

Question 8

real world research support