Resistance To Social Influence + E Flashcards
What is the definition of social resistance?
The ability of people to withstand social pressure to conform to the majority.
Definition of social support
The presence of people who resist pressures to conform or obey can help others to do the same.
Def. Locust of control?
What we think drives and directs our lives?
What kind of factor is social support?
Situational factor
What study relates to the social conformity support ?
[+ explaination]
Ash research
The fact that someone is not following the majority makes them a ____ and reinforces the s____ s____ for others to do the same?
Model
Social support
Outline ash study and how it links to the theory of resistance to social influence?
When there was a designating participant the conformity decreased because it enables the a naive participant to participant to follow their won conscience ?
What is the general effect of a dissenting participant?
[in obedience & conformity]
`More unconforming/ disobedient behaviour
The p______ of obedience can be resisted if someone someone is p______ who doesn’t o___
Pressure
Present
Obey
What research does the social support of obedience?
Milgrams study
Outline Milligrams study and how it links to the explanation of social support of obedience?
+ statistic
Where there was a dissenting participants the obedience of the participants dropped form 65% to 10%
The d______ challenges the l_________ of the authority
Disobedience
Legitimacy
What kind of factor is locust of control?
Dispositional factor
Who propped this explanation? (1966)
Rotter 1966
What is LOC?
Is a scale & individuals may vary in between.
What is a ‘internal locus of control’
When a person believes that they are in control of their lives and they are responsible for their own actions
What is the ‘external locust of control’
When someone doesn’t not feel in control of their actions and feels like they are not responsible for their own life?
Which LOC would be more able to be persistent pressures to conform .
High internal
Which LOC base their decisions on their own beliefs and morals?
High internal
High internals tend to have a h____ self esteem / confidence and thus have a higher i_____________.
High
Intelligence
P: Real world support
[strength]
E: Albrecht (2006) evaluated a ‘ teen fresh start’ programme aimed at teens who are pregnant and smoke
They found that when their was a “buddy” present who also resisted were less likely to smoke .
E: TMT social support can help young people resist SI as a part of intervention
P: Research support for dissenting peers (obedience)
[S]
E: Gamson (1982) asked participants to partake in a smear campaign’
They found high levels of resistance because they worked in groups and could discuss.
29/33 groups disobeyed.(88%)
E: TST peer support can lead to more disobedience
P: Research support (1967)
Inc. statistic
[S]
E: Holland 1967 repeated Milgrams study and measured the participant internal and external LOC
He found that 37% internals did not continue ad 23% of externals
E: TST resistant is at least partly related LOC and this increases the validity
P: Contradictory research
[W]
E: Twenge (2004) analysed data and found that people became more resistant and internal.
E: Surprising because because people should becoming more external. TMT LOC is not a valid explanation go how people.
