resistance to social influence

• resisting to social influence looks at the ability of people to say no and how we do it
• the first explanation for resistance to social influence is social support. this is the presence of someone else there supporting your desicion/choice
• the second explanation for resisting to social influence is locus of control which is based on someone’s personality and how much control they believe they have over the events in their life
• locus of control is a persons beliefs about how much control they have over the events in their lives
• internal locus of control is when someone believes that happens to them is fully in their control and their responsibility
• external locus of control is when someone thinks that what happens to them is beacsue of the world around them and is out of their control
• individuals with internal locus of control are more likely to resist as they are in control of their choices so have the ability to object
• internal locus of control are unlikely to give way to peer pressure and feel they are responsible for their actions so do not follow orders