resistance to social infulence

Question 1

What are the two main reasons for social resistance?

Answer 1

social support= conformity and obedience
locus of control= internal and external

Question 2

Social support features

Answer 2

-can reduce conformity
-asch found that non conforming prsn begins conforming then so will particpant
- a dissenter reduced conformity

Question 3

Social support and obedience

Answer 3

-help people to resist obedience
-milgrams study obedience dropped from 65% to 10% when genuine particpant was joined by a disobedient confedrate
- rank and jacobsons 1977- disobedient nurses showed indepedance when able to speak to collegaues

Question 4

What is locus of control and exmaples?

Answer 4

LOC is where you think your control comes from
-rotter 1966
-internal= if YOU dont do well its because YOU didnt work hard enough
-external = OTHERS are in control of THEIR lives.

Question 5

what is a internal LOC?

Answer 5

internal LOC- resist pressures to conform and obey
-take responsbiblity for their actions
-score higher(on intelligent tests bc they put more effort), achievement orientated, self confident

Question 6

evaluate resistance to social infulence
(real world research support)
strength

Answer 6

-albercht et al
-positives of social support
-albercht et al evluated teen fresh start- an 8 week programme to help preggo adolesecnets resisit to peer pressure to smoke and proviided with buddy
- those w buddy less likely to smoke
-help resisit social infulence

Question 7

social support explaination
-asch study eye sight
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Answer 7

in asch study- when disenter had good eyesight- 64% refused to conform
-when there was no supporter 3% resisted.
-social support may not always help bc when dissenter had poor eyesight - resistance was 36%

Question 8

more strengths for research support

Answer 8

-holland repeating milgrams baseline study
-repeated to measure if Ps were internals or externals
-37% internals didnt conform to highest shock level
-23% externals didnt continue
- internals showed greater resistance ( increases valdiity of the LOC internals explaination of obedience)

Question 9

evaluate resistance to social infulence
limitiations- contradictory research

Answer 9

-twenge et al
-challenges link bewteen LOC and resistance
-twenge et al analysed american LOC (40 year period)
-ppl became more resistant to obedience but more external
-if resistnace linked to internal more ppl would be internal
- explaination not VALID

Question 10

evaluate resistance to social infulence

Answer 10

-limted role of LOC
-rotter
-LOC not most important factor
-depends on situ
-Loc effects new situations
-if u conformed in the past u will again regardless of high internal or external LOC
obedience and under pressure
-inflict consequences
-authority inflicts pressure
-no support - on their own
-a high external - bases beliefs on others