Social Influence -social Support

Question 1

Outline social support

Answer 1

Helps resist conformity.
When somone else dosnt conform,breaks unanimous position of majority.
Supporters/dissenters(independent role models,reduce cus show possibility for other equally legitimate ways of thinking.
Stand up to majority.

Question 2

Social support in resisting obedience

Answer 2

Ppl more confident to resist temptation if ally joins them.disobedient peers act as role models for individuals own behaviour.challenges legiti of authority fig

Question 3

Supported by real world research.

Answer 3

Susan Albrighton 2006 evaluated Teen Fresh start USA 8 week program.help adolescents 14 to 19 yes resist peer pressure to smoke.social support by little older mentor made tho less likely to smoke than without mentor.

Question 4

Supported by asch

Answer 4

Presence of ally less to drop to 5.5%

Question 5

Supported by milgram

Answer 5

2 condfeds refused to give shock.only 10% obeyed from thatt.i vatiation

Question 6

Supporting research

Answer 6

Rees Wallace 2015 social support from friends helped adolescents resist conformity pressure
Those with majority of friends who drank alchohol more like to have engaged over 12 month period.
But could resist when a friend also resisted.