Resistance to Social Influence

Question 1

main idea

Answer 1

locus of control

Question 2

internal locus of control

Answer 2

• feel you have control of your life
• more confidence
• need little approval from others
• less likely to conform/obey

Question 3

external locus of control

Answer 3

• feel you have little/no control of your life
• belief of luck/fate
• what happens to you is caused by external factors
• more likely to conform/obey

Question 4

EVALUATION - positive- re-

Answer 4

RESEARCH SUPPORT
- holland repeated milgram
- 37% of internals refused to go to 450V
- 23% of externals refused

Question 5

EVALUATION - negative about conformity

Answer 5

SPECTOR
- studied 157 students & found LOC didn’t affect ISI but was correlated to NSI
- so can’t explain all conformity types

Question 6

EVALUATION - other negative

Answer 6

TWENGE (2004)
- LOC levels may be changing over time
- meta-analysis of young americans 1960-2002 shows LOC becoming more external
- BUT ALSO BECOMING MORE RESISTANT TO SOCIAL INFLUENCE - CONTRADICTS HOLLAND