Resistance to Social Influence AO3 Flashcards
Who conducted the research into resisting conformity?
Allen and Levine
What did Allen and Levine find in their study?
What does it support?
That conformity decreased in the presence of a dissenter in Asch’s study.
Resistance not just motivated by following what others say but allows others to be free form group pressure.
Who conducted research to support resistance to obedience?
Gamson et al.
What did Gamson et al find?
What does it show?
88% ppts ‘rebelled’ when he redid the Milgram study in groups.
Shows peer support is linked to resistance.
What is a strength of LoC?
There is research to support by Holland
What study did Holland conduct?
What does this do to LoC?
Repeated Milgram’s study & measured the ppts LoC. 37% of internals and 23% of externals didn’t continue to the highest shock,
Increases the internal validity of LoC
What is a weakness of LoC?
There is contradicting research
What did Twenge et al do?
What did they find?
(LoC)
Analysed data from US LoC studies over a 40-yr-period.
Showed that people are more resistant to obedience but also more external.
Challenges the link between internal LoC and resistant behaviour.
What is a strength of consistency in Minority Influence?
There is research to support in the form of a Meta Analysis
What did the Meta-Analysis for consistency find?
Wood et al - found that consistent minorities were more influential over 100 studies
What is a limitation of Minority influence?
Miscovici used an artificial task to measure it - lacks external validity b/c doesn’t reflect real life.
What did Martin et al’s study do?
Support the idea that minority influence involves a deeper processing of ideas.
What was Martin et al.’s study?
What does it suggest?
Ppts heard a message abt a viewpoint either from a minority group or from a majority.
Found ppts were less willing to change their opinions if they listened to a minority -
suggests that minority messages are more deeply processed and have a more enduring effect.
What does Nolan et al,’s sudy do?
Supports the idea of normative influences
What was Nolan’s Study?
Hung messages around San Diego every week for a month with messages abt how most residents were trying to reduce energy consumption.
Found significant decreases in energy usage.
