Resistance to Social Influence AO3

• What type of research support is mentioned for locus of control and social influence?

  Research support through a meta-analysis
• What did Avtgis find in his meta-analysis regarding locus of control and social influence?

  He found a positive correlation between having an external locus of control and scores on measures of persuasion, social influence, and conformity.
• What is a weakness of locus of control according to the study mentioned?

  There are studies that have found no link between having an internal locus of control and resisting obedience.
• What did Twenge et al. (2004) analyze in their study?

  They analyzed data from American locus of control studies over a 40-year period (1960-2000).
• Why is the finding about external locus of control significant?

  Because individuals with a higher external locus of control tend to be more easily influenced.
• What trend did Twenge et al. (2004) find regarding resistance to obedience and locus of control?

  People have become more resistant to obedience but also more external over the 40-year period.
• Why does the trend found by Twenge et al. (2004) challenge the link between internal locus of control and resisting obedience?

  If resistance were linked to internal locus of control, we would expect people to have become more internal.
• What conclusion can be drawn about the concept of locus of control in social situations?

  The concept of locus of control affecting whether someone is influenced in a social situation is reliable.
• What conclusion can be drawn about the reliability of the link between internal locus of control and resisting obedience?

  The idea that there is a link between internal locus of control and resisting obedience is unreliable.
• What is a strength of social support according to the study material?

  There is supporting evidence in the real world.
• What event is cited as evidence of social support in the study material?

  The Rosenstrasse protest in Berlin in 1943.
• Who were the individuals being held by the Gestapo during the Rosenstrasse protest?

  2,000 Jewish men, most of whom were married to non-Jewish partners.
• What did the women do during the Rosenstrasse protest?

  They stood up to the Gestapo agents and demanded the release of their husbands and sons.
• What was the outcome of the Rosenstrasse protest?

  The women’s courage prevailed and the Jews were set free.
• How does the Rosenstrasse protest relate to Milgram’s study?

  It supported Milgram’s finding that disobedient peers gave participants confidence to resist authority.
• What conclusion can be drawn from the evidence of the Rosenstrasse protest regarding social support?

  • Real-life events demonstrate that social support can resist social influence.
  • The protest exemplifies how collective action can challenge authority.
• What does research demonstrate about social influence?

  It demonstrates the importance of social influence/supporting research.
• What did Rees and Wallace find regarding individuals with friends who drank alcohol?

  They found that such individuals were significantly more likely to have engaged in drunkenness and binge drinking over the previous 12 months.
• How did individuals respond to pressures to drink alcohol according to Rees and Wallace's findings?

  Individuals were able to resist pressures to drink alcohol when they had a friend or two who also resisted.
• What does TMB support regarding social support and conformity?

  • TMB supports the idea that social support (one of two friends) can be used to resist conformity.
• What conclusion can be drawn about the concept of using social support to resist conformity?

  The concept is considered reliable.