Resistance to Social Influence

Question 1

what is resistance to social influence

Answer 1

when people withstands pressure to conform / disobey direct orders from authority figures

Question 2

what are the two types of resistance to social influence

Answer 2

disobedience > disobey authority figure
non-conformity > against the majority

Question 3

is social support a situational or individual explanation of resistance to social influence

Answer 3

situational

Question 4

what is social. support

Answer 4

when people feel like they will have support from other people when they resist

Question 5

how did Milgrams exp provide evidence for social support

Answer 5

• when there were confederates in the room who disobeyed the experimenter, the particpants also felt supported to withdraw / say no

Question 6

how did Aschs exp provide evidence for the effect of social support

Answer 6

when one other confederate gave the right answer, the participant conformed less

Question 7

whats the effect of social support on resistance to social influence

Answer 7

prescience of social support = increased resistance to social influence

Question 8

what does a locus of control mean

Answer 8

• the amount of control over events in their life

Question 9

if someone thinks they have control over the events in their life, their lou’s of control is

Answer 9

internal

Question 10

if someone thinks the control over the events in their life is not in their hands, their locus of control is

Answer 10

external

Question 11

whats the link between locus of control and resistance to social influence

Answer 11

someone with an internal locus of control is more likely to resist to social influence than someone who has an external locus of control

Question 12

is locus of control a situational or dispositional explanation for resistance to social influence

Answer 12

dispositional > its dependant on the individual

Question 13

who developed the questionnaire that measures locus of control

Answer 13

Rotter

Question 14

what did Shutes study show about locus of control and social influence

Answer 14

people with an internal locus of control conform less in situations that produce normative social influence

Question 15

describe Shutes study

Answer 15

• made P fill out Rotters LOC questionnaire
• got a group that tried to influencde the P
• P with an internal LOC had less conformity to NSI