Resistance to social influence - AO3

Question 1

What are strengths for social support?

Answer 1

• P: strength = real world research support
• E: Albrecht et al. (2006): evaluated Teen Fresh Start USA, program to help pregnant adolescents resist social presssure to smoke
• E: People who had a mentor or “buddy” were siginificantly less liely to smoke than control with no “buddy”
• L: This shows that social support can help young people resist SI as part of intervention in real world
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• P: strength = research support for obedience
• E: Gamson et al (1982): PPs asked in groups to produce evidence for an oil company that would be used against an employee
• E: 29 out of 33 (88%) rebelled against orders; in groups they could have discussed order
• L: This shows that peer suppport can lead to disobedience to undermine a legitimate authority figure

Question 2

What is a strength of LOC?

Answer 2

• P: Strength = research support
• E: Holland (1967): repeated Milgram’s baseline study and measured whether PPs were internal or externals
• E: 37% of internals vs 23% of externals didn’t continue to highest shock
• L: This shows that resistance to social influence is at least partly linked to locus of control, incrreasing its validity as an explanation