Resistance To Social Influence

Question 1

Social support

Conformity
Pressure to conform reduces if there are other non conformers present- acts as a model e.g. Aschs study

Obedience
Pressure to obey reduces if someone else disobeys
E.g. One of milgrams variations obedience dropped from 65% to 10% when the genuine participant was joined by a disobedient confederate

Answer 1

Research support- resistance to conformity

Research support- resistance to obedience

Question 2

Locus of support

Julian Rotter proposed concept concerned with internal control vs external control

Internals believe what happens is controlled by them

Externals believe it is other factors

Answer 2

Resistance to social influence

People with internal LOC more likely to resist pressure to conform or obey

High internal LOC self confident more achievement orientated and less need for social approval- greater resistance to social influence