Social Influence - Resisting Socal Influence

Question 1

Who established two types of resistance to social influence? When?

Answer 1

Rotter in 1966

Question 2

What was Rotter’s concept of control called?

Answer 2

Locus of control

Question 3

Locus of control

Answer 3

The responsibility that you take for your actions

Question 4

What two types of control did Rotter establish?

Answer 4

Internal locus of control
External locus of control

Question 5

Internal locus of control

Answer 5

The things that happen to you are controlled by yourself (you take responsibility)

Question 6

Example of internal locus of control: exam

Answer 6

If you pass an exam then it’s because you worked hard and if you fail it’s because you didn’t work hard

Question 7

External locus of control

Answer 7

The things that happen to you are out of your control (you don’t take responsibility)

Question 8

Example of external locus of control: exam

Answer 8

If you do well in exam it’s due to your teacher being good and if you don’t do well it’s because you have a bad teacher

Question 9

Personality traits of someone with high internal locus of control (4)

Answer 9

Independent
Self aware
Confident
Hard working

Question 10

Obedience/conformity of someone with high internal locus of control

Answer 10

Low obedience/conformity

Question 11

Why is obedience/conformity what it is for people with high internal locus of control?

Answer 11

It’s low because you take responsibility for your actions and will base their actions on their own beliefs

Question 12

Personality traits of someone with high external locus of control (5)

Answer 12

Desire for recognition
Desire for direction
Struggle to make independent decisions
Less confident
Look to other for leadership

Question 13

Obedience/conformity of someone with high external locus of control

Answer 13

High obedience/conformity

Question 14

Why is obedience/conformity what it is for someone with high external locus of control?

Answer 14

Because you don’t want to take responsibility for your actions

Question 15

Social support

Answer 15

The presence of people who resist pressure to conform/obey can help others do the same by acting as role models to show others that it is possible

Question 16

How can pressure to conform/obey be reduced?

Answer 16

If there are other people present who aren’t conforming/obeying

Question 17

What did Asch’s variation to his experiment show about social support?

Answer 17

The person not conforming doesn’t necessarily have to be right but just by not following the majority makes them role models

Question 18

Who carried out research support for resistance to conformity in 1971?

Answer 18

Allen and Levine

Question 19

What study did Allen and Levine replicate?

Answer 19

Asch’s line study

Question 20

Dissenter

Answer 20

Non-conformer

Question 21

When a dissenter was present in Allen and Levine’s study, what happened to conformity rates?

Answer 21

They decreased

Question 22

When else did conformity decrease in Allen and Levine’s study?

Answer 22

Even when dissenter wore thick glasses and said they had difficulty with their vision

Question 23

Conclusion of Allen and Levine’s research

Answer 23

Resistance enables someone to be free from pressure from the group

Question 24

Who carried out research support for resistance to obedience in 1982?

Answer 24

Gamson et al

Question 25

What did Gamson et al find support for?

Answer 25

Found support for the role of dissenting peers in resisting obedience

Question 26

What study did Gamson et al replicate and how did they change it?

Answer 26

Replicated Milgram’s study but put participants into groups instead of individuals

Question 27

What did Gamson et al tell participants to produce?

Answer 27

Told participants to produce evidence that would be useful to help an oil company run a smear campaign

Question 28

Results of Gamson et al’s study

Answer 28

29/33 rebelled

Question 29

Conclusion of Gamson et al’s study

Answer 29

Peer support is linked to resistance to social influence