Resistance to Social Influence Flashcards
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What does the topic Resistance to Social Influence?
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- Locus of Control and resistance to conformity and obedience
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What assists in resisting conformity?
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- Conformity is less likely when a dissenter breaks the unanimity of the majority
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What assists in resisting Obedience?
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- Obedience is less likely when a disobedient role model challenges the legitimacy of authority
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What is similar about the two types of resistance?
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- In both cases show other people that resistance is possible - they are given social support
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What is the Locus of Control?
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- Internals believe they are in control of what happens. Externals believe what happens is due to chance or luck
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What is the concept of the LOC continuum?
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- LOC is s scale and people vary in their position on it. High internal at one end, high external at other
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How do people differ in resisting Influence in terms of LOC?
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- Internals are more able to resist pressure to conform or obey than externals. May have more self-confidence and less need for social approval from others
- Externals vulnerable to the opinions and behaviors of others, no point resisting
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What research is there to support social support?
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- In Asch’s unanimity variation it was shown that when unanimity is broken by a dissenter conformity greatly decreased, showing that when social support is present it makes conformity easier to resist
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What research supports the link between LOC and resistance to obedience?
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- Holland repeated Milgram’s baseline study and measured whether pps were internals or externals
- He found that 37% internals did not continue to the highest shock level whereas only 23% of externals did
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What research is contradictory for LOC?
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- people have become more obedient but also more external according to Twenge from 1996-2002
- questions validity
