Resisting social influence Flashcards
what are some strengths of social support
- research support
- real world application
what research support social support
Rees & Wallace
what did Rees & Wallace find
found individuals were able to resist pressures from a drinking majority to drink alcohol when they had a friend or two who also resisted
what do Rees & Wallace findings show
show social support provided by friends helped individuals resist the pressure to conform to a majority
what is a real world example of social support
The Rosenstrasse protest:
in 1943 German women protested in Rosenstrasse where the Nazi police were holding 2000 Jewish men and even though they were being threatened all their courage prevailed and the Jews were eventually set free
what did the Rosenstrasse protest show
it showed that social support from pairs disobeying authority figures will give individuals the confidence and courage to resist the authority’s orders
what is a strength of locus of control
research support
what research supports locus of control
Oliner & Oliner
what did Oliner & Oliner find
found during WWII people who had disobeyed the Nazis orders and protected the Jews, had a high internal locus of control
what do Oliner & Oliner’s findings show
show that having an internal locus of control makes people able to resist pressure to obey orders or conform
what is a counterargument for Oliner & Oliner research
there could have been other factors playing a role during WWII which could have lead to some people obeying orders or not obeying orders and locus of control may have not been the sole reason
what is a limitation of locus of control
it is related to normative social influence but not informational social influence
what research showed that locus of control is related to NSI but not ISI
Spector
what did Spector find
- he measured locus of control and predisposition to NSI and ISI in 157 undergrad students
- he found a significant correlation between locus of control and predisposition to NSI, with externals more likely yo conform to this type of influence than internals
- he found no relationship for predisposition to ISI, with locus of control appearing to not affect this type of influence
what did Spector conclude and what did show
he concluded that externals would conform more than internals in situations of NSI supporting the locus of control theory, however not in situations of ISI so this theory is not valid for all types of conformity
