Resitance To Social Influence Flashcards

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How does social support help resistance to conformity

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Continuity is reduced due to dissenters - even wrong answers breaks unanimity (asch)

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How does social support help resist obedience

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Due to a disobedient peer acting as a model and questioning legitimacy of authority

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Support research for social support

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Albrecht- having a buddy helps resist peer pressure to smoke

Gamson- obedience to orders in an oil company decreased when participants were in a group

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4
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What is locus of control and who was it developed by

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Rotter
Belief that either you influence what happens to u (internal) or it’s due to environmental/external factors (external)

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Research support for LOC

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Holland - milgram study repeat shows internals are less likely to fully obey

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Why do internal loc more likely to resist social influence

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  • they take responsibly for themselves
  • more confident and goal orientated
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7
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What is the contradictory research for LOc

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Twenge 2004
Longitudinal study showed people become less likely to follow social influence but have a more external loc

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