Social Influence- Resistance to Social Influence

Question 1

How did social support show to affect Milgram’s participants?

Answer 1

If there were other participants present who refused to obey, they were more likely to resist

Question 2

What is the effect of social support on resisting obedience?

Answer 2

People find it easier to stand up to authority if they have support from others as they no longer have to take full responsibility for rebelling

Question 3

How did social support affect Asch’s participants?

Answer 3

They were more likely to resist the pressure to conform if one confederate agreed with them

Question 4

What is the effect of social support on conformity?

Answer 4

People are more likely to display independent behaviour if they have support from others

Question 5

What is locus of control?

Answer 5

Indicates how much personal control you believe you have over events in your life

Question 6

What kind of explanation is locus of control?

Answer 6

Dispositional explanation

Question 7

Who developed a questionnaire to measure locus of control?

Answer 7

Rotter

Question 8

What did the locus of control questionnaire include?

Answer 8

Choosing between paired statements

Question 9

What is internal locus of control?

Answer 9

A belief that what happens in your life results from your own behaviour or actions

Question 10

What is external locus of control?

Answer 10

A belief that events in life are caused by external factors (luck or actions of others)

Question 11

Who are less likely to conform or obey?

Answer 11

People with an internal locus of control as they feel a stronger sense of control over their lives