resistance to social influence

Question 1

social support?

Answer 1

seeing others resist social influence reduces the pressure to obey/conform, increasing an individuals confidence (breaks unanimity)

Question 2

what is the difference between high internal and low external LOC

Answer 2

Rotter suggests personality controls our lives.
High internal LOC - own actions controls their lives and take full responsibility, less desire to fit in.
Low external LOC - lives controlled by external forces
(others, fate, government)

Question 3

What did Holland find out about how locus of control affects obedience in the study?

Answer 3

people with a high internal LOC are more likely to refuse the highest shock level (37%), whereas those with a low external LOC were less likely to refuse (23%)

Question 4

How did Asch’s study demonstrate the effects of social support with conformity?

Answer 4

confederates who broke the unanimity reduced the pressure of disagreeing with the majority, decreasing levels of conformity