resistance to social influence

• social support

  • conformity is reduced by a dissenting peer.
  • the effect is not long lasting.
  • obedience is reduced by one other dissenting partner.
• locus of control - Rotter 1966

  • type of personality.

  internal:

  • believe they are in control of their own actions.
  • show greater resistance to social influence because they are more likely to base their actions on their own beliefs.
  • more self confident, more achievement oriented, higher intelligence and less need for social approval.

  external:

  • believe that things are outside of their control and they are not to blame.
• EVALUATION - social support & locus of control

  social support:

  • P: research evidence supports the role of dissenting peer in both conformity and obedience.
  • N: no cross cultural research.

  locus of control:

  • P: research support for the link between LOC and resistance to obedience.
  • N: role of LOC may be exaggerated.