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Resistance to Social Influence Flashcards

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1
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What are the explanations to resistance to social influence?

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  • Social support

- Locus of control

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What is resistance to social influence influenced by?

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  • Dispositional factors

- Situational factors

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How does social support reduce conformity?

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-Dissenting peers act as a ‘model’ freeing others from conforming to majority

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How long is the effects of social support?

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Not long

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How did Asch’s research show that social support is not last longing?

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As soon as ‘non-conforming’ peer starts to conform so does the naive participant

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How can obedience be reduced by social support?

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Similar to conformity - Dissenting partner disobeys and can reduce pressure to obey

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What is the internal locus of control?

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People control what’s happen to them and accepts full responsibility for actions (YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN)

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What is the external locus of control?

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External forces control your behaviour and a person may lack acceptance for responsibility

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Who proposed the locus of control?

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Rotter (1966)

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What are the two different types of locus of control?

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  • External locus of control

- Internal locus of control

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What is the continuum of locus of control?

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That you are neither just external or internal locus of control but you have a range from being a high internal locus of control to a high external locus of control

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Is it internal or external locus of control which show a greater resistance to social influence?

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Internal locus of control

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Why may a person with a internal locus of control resist to social influences?

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  • Takes responsibility for actions so more likely to base decisions on their own beliefs
  • More self-confident, more achievement orientated, higher intellect and less likely to look for social approval
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What did Allen and Levine (1971) replicate?

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Asch-type study

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What did Allen and Levine (1971) find?

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Independent increased with one dissenter (even if the dissenter wore thick glasses and said he had problem seeing)

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What does the findings of Allen and Levine (1971) suggest about social influence?

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That is doesn’t matter what the other person says but enables someone to be free of the pressure of the group

17
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Did Gamson et al (1982) limit or support the role of dissenting peer in resisting obedience?

A

Supports

18
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How does Gamson et al (1982) support the role of the dissenter?

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Found higher levels of rebellion showing peers link to greater resistance

19
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Who showed a link between locus of control and resistance to obedience?

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Holland (1967)

20
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What did Holland (1967) replicate?

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Milgrams experiment

21
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What did Holland (1967) find?

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That 37% of internals did not continue up to the highest shock level WHILST external only did 235 not continue

22
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Does Holland (1967) increase or decrease the validity of locus of control?

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Increase

23
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Who criticised the locus of control and resistance?

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Twenge et al (2004)

24
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What did Twenge et al (2004) do?

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Meta-analysis of studies (American) of locus of control of over 40 years

25
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What did Twenge et al (2004) find?

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That people are external but more independent SO people are not doing what we expect (more independent = more internal)

26
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Why did Rotter (1982) say that the influence of locus of control on resistance to social influence has been exaggerated?

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As locus of control is only important in new situations

27
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What does locus of control have little control of?

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Familiar situations

28
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What does it mean for locus of control if it is only useful in new situations?

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That it is a very narrow explanation for resistance to social influence

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