Social: Resistance To Social Influence Flashcards
What is resistance to social influence?
the ways in which individuals attempt to withstand perceived attempts to threaten freedom of choice.
What is social support in resisting conformity?
the perception of assistance and solidarity available from others.
What are dissenters in resisting conformity?
who go against the majority provide social support and thus make it easier for other individuals also to resist social influence. Asch (1956) found a dissenter giving the correct answer reduced conformity from 32% to 5.5%.
What is reactance in resisting conformity?
rebellious anger produced by attempts to restrict freedom of choice reduces conformity (Hamilton, 2005).
What is ironic deviance in resisting conformity?
the belief that other people’s behaviour occurs because they have been told to do it lowers their informational influence (Conway & Schaller, 2005).
What is status in resisting conformity?
conformity is more able to be resisted if people perceive themselves as of higher status (Richardson, 2009).
What are the reasons why you conform and the opposite of that?
- normative social influence —> desire for individualisation
- informational social influence —> see themselves as higher status and know more
- all other ptp conform (unanimity) —> social supporter who does not conform (dissenter)
- going into a new situation —> reactance
- external locus of control —> internal locus of control
What are disobedient models in resisting obedience?
provide social support by modelling that disobedience is possible (therefore could be seen as a form of conformity).
—> Milgram (1974) found only 10% obeyed when two confederate teachers refused to obey.
What is the Locus of Control in resisting obedience?
Rotter (1966) found people with high internal LoC are more able to resist social influence, as they see themselves as having the choice to obey/conform or not.
What is systematic processing in resisting obedience?
if individuals have time to consider the consequences of obeying, they are more likely to disobey orders that have negative consequences (Martin et al., 2007).
What is morality a factor to resist obedience?
individuals who make decisions based on morality are more likely to disobey (Kohlberg, 1969).
How is personality a factor that may affect resisting to obedience?
individuals who are able to empathise are more likely to disobey orders that have negative consequences (Oliner & Oliner, 1988).
What are some of the reasons people obey and why they may not?
- disposition AP and/or external locus of control —> Internal locus of control
- Everyone else obeys —> disobedient role models/ social support
- agentic shift/state —> morality and feeling responsible and empathy - autonomous state
- legitimate authority —> not legitimate authority
What is the Locus of Control?
Internal Locus of Control believe they are in control of their own actions
External Locus of Control believe that things are outside of their control. They are not to blame.
Internals show greater resistance to social inf luence as if someone takes personal responsibility they are more likely to base their actions on their own beliefs. They are more self-confident, more achievement- oriented, have higher intelligence and less need for social approval which lead to greater resistance.
+ Research support for the link between LoC and resistance to obedience
- The role of LoC may be exaggerated
