Resisting social influence Flashcards
(dispositional)
What is internal locus of control?
High level of personal control over their lives and behavviour. Take personal responsiblility for it ‘ I made it happen ‘
What is external locus of control?
The belief that life is determined by external/enviroment all factors such as ; ‘ Wrong place , wrong time !’
How does high external locus of control relate to social influence?
High external are more likley to be influenced by others as they don’t believe they exersise personal control over their lives.
How does Internal locus of control relate to social influence?
High internal activley seek out info which will help them personally and are less likely to rely on others.
Research support from Blass?
he reanalysed Hollands findings using new techniques and found that those with a higher internal locus of control resisted pressures to obey, especially when thay felt manipulated by researcher.
What did Holland find?
Holland found no relationship between locus of control scores and obedience in variations of Milgrams studies.
However it can be argued that it is too simplistic of an explanation.
Milgrams varitaion studies founnd that situational factors like proximity to the victim and social support rom another disobedient person leads to a decrease in obedience. So this means that personality factors like LOC alone cannot explain why people resist social influence.
