Resitance To Social Influence

Question 1

What are the two things social support can help people resist

Answer 1

1. Conformity

2. Obedience

Question 2

Evidence for social support for conformity (asch)

Answer 2

1. The non-conformist doesn’t have to be right, simply someone else not following majority enabled resistance
2. Person acts as a ‘model’
3. Once start confirming again the effect goes

Question 3

Evidence for social support for obedience

Milgram

Answer 3

1. Milgram variation:
2. Obedience dropped from 65 to 10% when participant joined by disobedient confederate
3. Acts as a model

Question 4

Research support- resistance to conformity

Answer 4

Allen and Levine (1971)

1. Conformity decreased in Asch type study even when dissenter wore thick glasses
2. Shows residence isn’t just following but actual allows them to be free

Question 5

Research support- resistance to obedience

Answer 5

Gamson et al (1982)

1. Groups had to help ooo company run smear campaign
2. 88% of groups rebelled
3. Shows link of peer support and residence

Question 6

Describe internal locus of control

Answer 6

Believe things that happen to them are controlled by themselves

Question 7

Describe external

Answer 7

Believe things happen to them outside of their control

Question 8

Continuum

Answer 8

LOC is a scale with low internal and external in the middle and high internal/ external either side

Question 9

Why is someone with an internal LOC more likely to resist social influence

Answer 9

1. Takes full responsibility for their actions and behaviour
2. So more likely base decisions off their own beliefs, thus resisting pressure from others

Question 10

What’s the second link with high internal LoC and resistance

Answer 10

Tend to be more self-confident, high intel and less need to social approval

Question 11

Research support for LOC

Answer 11

Holland (1967)

1. Repeated milgrams study
2. Measured LOC
3. 37% of internals, 23% of externals did not go to 450v
4. Intervals showed greater resistance to authority
5. Increases validity of LoC explanation

Question 12

Contradictory research for LoC

Answer 12

Twenge et al (2004)

1. Analysed data from American LoC studies from 1960-2002
2. Showed people have become more resistant but also more external
3. Opposite of what LOC predicts so challenges link between LoC and resistance

Question 13

Limited role of LoC

Answer 13

LoC only comes into play in unfamiliar situations as precarious experience of obey/ not obey is more important