Resistance to social influence

Question 1

social support

Answer 1

conformity reduced by dissenting peer, pressure reduced, dissenter don’t be right, allows following conscious, models

• not long lasting, peer start conforming so does participant
• obedience reduce with one dissenting partner (30%-90%), disobedience allows freedom

Question 2

locus of control

Answer 2

• external controls selves, Rotter, internals outside control, (e.g exams),
  continuum, explain failure differently, high internal-high external, low I + E in the middle,
• internals, greater resistance to SI, decisions on beliefs,
• confidence, clever, less approval needed

Question 3

positive evaluation:

research - dissenter, resist conformity - gamson

Answer 3

• Gamson, more independent than Milgram

- 88%, 29/33 rebelled, peer support linked to greater resistance

Question 4

positive evaluation:

link LOC and resistance to obedience - Holland, internals and externals

Answer 4

• Holland, repeat Milgram’s study, measure for internal or external
• 37% internals didn’t go to 450v, 23% externals didn’t
• internals more likely to resist obedience increases validity

Question 5

negative evaluation:

not all research links to LOC and resistance - teenage, 40 years

Answer 5

• Twenge, analyze data, over 40 years, more independent and internal
• if resistance links to LOC, people should be more external
• challenges links, internal LOC, caused by changing society

Question 6

negative evaluation:

role of LOC exaggerated - rotter, new situations

Answer 6

• Rotter, LOC important in new situations, doesn’t matter in familiar situations, experience more important
• often overlooked, means conformed people are likely to do it again, even with high internal
• LOC only explains some new situations