SOCIAL INFLUENCE Flashcards
1
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Social support
A
Seeing others resist social infliuence reduces pressure to obey or conform by increasing the indivduals confidence
2
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Locus of control
A
A person’s perception of personal control over their own behaviour.
- Rogers (1966): A personality scale from high internal to high external
3
Q
Who proposed the personality scale?
A
- Rogers (1966): A personality scale from high internal to high external
4
Q
What is internal LOC?
A
Enables them to resist social influence
5
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What is external LOC?
A
People see factors such as luck, fate or powerful others as controlling their lives.
- Feel less empowered to effect change in their lives and are less able to resist social influence.
